Tracey Moffatt Invocations #7, 2000, photo silkscreen, 146 x 122 cm, edition of 60

Tracey Moffatt Invocations #7, 2000, photo silkscreen, 146 x 122 cm, edition of 60

The works are grand in scale and execution, and with their dramatic composition and richness of colour are reminiscent of Old Master paintings. The mood is dark, with elements of fairytale and Deep South storytelling, and Moffat's trademark humour shines through in subtle and unexpected ways.

Exhibition Dates: 20 July – 12 August 2000

Tracey Moffatt's new series of work, Invocations, is a return to the large scale format and rich colour of her earlier classic work, Something More. The work, a series of 13 photo-silkscreen images shot in New York, utilises elaborate sets and actors to create a world of fantasy and high drama. Young children, hooded crones, dogs and twisted trees suggest any number of films and storybooks, and the actions moves between forest and desert—with no concern for continuitylike a dream.

The works are grand in scale and execution, and with their dramatic composition and richness of colour are reminiscent of Old Master paintings. The mood is dark, with elements of fairytale and Deep South storytelling, and Moffat's trademark humour shines through in subtle and unexpected ways. Yet again, Moffatt has created a hermetic universe that defies easy description, but rewards the viewer with endless interpretive possibilities.

Showing in conjunction with Invocations is Artist, a video collaboration between Moffatt and Gary Hillberg. The artist cliches of almost a century of film are hilariously brought together to create a rapid-fire montage of misrepresentations, stereotypes, and telling portrayals. 

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Tracey Moffatt Invocations  # 1, 2000; photo silkscreen; 122 x 146 cm; series of 13 images; Edition of 60; enquire
Invocations # 1, 2000
photo silkscreen
122 x 146 cm; series of 13 images
Edition of 60
Tracey Moffatt Invocations  # 2, 2000; photo silkscreen; 146 x 122 cm; series of 13 images; Edition of 60; enquire
Invocations # 2, 2000
photo silkscreen
146 x 122 cm; series of 13 images
Edition of 60
Tracey Moffatt Invocations  # 3, 2000; photo silkscreen; 122 x 146 cm; series of 13 images; Edition of 60; enquire
Invocations # 3, 2000
photo silkscreen
122 x 146 cm; series of 13 images
Edition of 60
Tracey Moffatt Invocations  # 4, 2000; photo silkscreen; 109.2 x 96.5 cm; series of 13 images; Edition of 60; enquire
Invocations # 4, 2000
photo silkscreen
109.2 x 96.5 cm; series of 13 images
Edition of 60
Tracey Moffatt Invocations  # 5, 2000; photo silkscreen; 146 x 122 cm; series of 13 images; Edition of 60; enquire
Invocations # 5, 2000
photo silkscreen
146 x 122 cm; series of 13 images
Edition of 60
Tracey Moffatt Invocations  # 6, 2000; photo silkscreen; 109.2 x 96.5 cm; series of 13 images; Edition of 60; enquire
Invocations # 6, 2000
photo silkscreen
109.2 x 96.5 cm; series of 13 images
Edition of 60
Tracey Moffatt Invocations  # 7, 2000; photo silkscreen; 146 x 122 cm; series of 13 images; Edition of 60; enquire
Invocations # 7, 2000
photo silkscreen
146 x 122 cm; series of 13 images
Edition of 60
Tracey Moffatt Invocations  # 8, 2000; photo silkscreen; 146 x 122 cm; series of 13 images; Edition of 60; enquire
Invocations # 8, 2000
photo silkscreen
146 x 122 cm; series of 13 images
Edition of 60
Tracey Moffatt Invocations  # 9, 2000; photo silkscreen; 109.2 x 96.5 cm; series of 13 images; Edition of 60; enquire
Invocations # 9, 2000
photo silkscreen
109.2 x 96.5 cm; series of 13 images
Edition of 60
Tracey Moffatt Invocations  # 10, 2000; photo silkscreen; 146 x 122 cm; series of 13 images; Edition of 60; enquire
Invocations # 10, 2000
photo silkscreen
146 x 122 cm; series of 13 images
Edition of 60
Tracey Moffatt Invocations  # 11, 2000; photo silkscreen; 109.2 x 96.5 cm; series of 13 images; Edition of 60; enquire
Invocations # 11, 2000
photo silkscreen
109.2 x 96.5 cm; series of 13 images
Edition of 60
Tracey Moffatt Invocations  # 12, 2000; photo silkscreen; 122 x 146 cm; series of 13 images; Edition of 60; enquire
Invocations # 12, 2000
photo silkscreen
122 x 146 cm; series of 13 images
Edition of 60
Tracey Moffatt Invocations  # 13, 2000; photo silkscreen; 109.2 x 96.5 cm; series of 13 images; Edition of 60; enquire
Invocations # 13, 2000
photo silkscreen
109.2 x 96.5 cm; series of 13 images
Edition of 60
Tracey Moffatt and Gary Hillberg Artist, 2000; from the series Montages; digital video on DVD; 10 minutes; Edition of 100; enquire
Artist, 2000
from the series Montages
digital video on DVD
10 minutes
Edition of 100