Eric Thake 'Hippobottomi' earth tones meeting new interpretations at every

meeting new interpretations at every turn

this charcoal drawing oozes style

Dimensions: 30 x 30 x 3 cm

using both Aboriginal and Western techniques to unsettle categorisation

Beard is represented in collections across the world and in 2007 was awarded the Art Gallery of NSW Archibald Prize for his portrait of installation artist

Eric Thake 'Hippobottomi' earth tones meeting new interpretations at everyEvery year, modernist Eric Thake would send his friends a hand made Christmas card. Original linocut prints, these cards have since become canonical, each observing a changing nation through one its most distinct voices. They also speak to Thakes innerworld, with this particular work coming from the collection of his friend, revered writer and curator Ursula Hoff. The punnily titled Hippobottomi is a disarming portrait of three hippos. Thake captures