Peter Graham
Some Dark Hollow, 2003
oil on linen
29.7 x 24.5 cm (image); 32.8 x 27.5 cm (frame)
signed with initials and dated ‘PSG 03’ (lower right)
Provenance
Kaliman Gallery, Sydney
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2003
Exhibited
Peter Graham, Awake, Kaliman Gallery, Sydney, 30 October – 22 November 2003, cat. 9
Image courtesy of the artist.
"My works are created through intense personal observation and developed through the invention of stories and mythologies...
My work describes the processes through which images come into being, unearthed from the dry loam of the head.
To me, the head is a thinking rock, a magic stone. Though it may weep and mourn, abandoned by everything it imagines, it is also a radiant conductor - from inanimate matter, animated forms are spirited." - Peter Graham
Known for his feverish imagination, Graham works across a range of media, including painting, drawing, printmaking, photography and sculpture. Born in Sydney in 1970, Graham now lives and works in Melbourne where he is represented by Tolarno Galleries.
His work has been included in many group exhibitions throughout Australia, including 'Negotiating this word: Contemporary Australian Art', National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne , 2012-2013; 'Lives and Times', National Gallery of Victoria, 2007; '2004: Australian Culture Now', National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2004 and, 'Crossing: New Art from Australia', University of Art and Design, Helsinki , 2002.