Episode of Series “Survey (National Gallery of Victoria)”.
Australian artist Ivan Durrant is infamously known for killing a cow and depositing it at the entrance of the National Gallery of Victoria in the late 60’s. It was to accompany another of his well-known art pieces, “The Butcher Shop”, housed at the gallery in their permanent collection. One of Australia’s most accomplished photo-realist artists, Durrant’s paintings are featured alongside his sculptural works in this documentary. His subjects stem from childhood memories and mostly centre around images of cattle and pigs, with man’s violence against animals featuring in more esoteric ways in works like, “the quality meat show”. Looking broadly, his work is preoccupied with perception and how we choose to box or see things, or refuse to consider the more difficult truths about ourselves. Contained within this video are some images of cruelty against animals, with excerpts from Durrant’s film “Chopping Blocks” that is particularly disturbing in content. Please note: both U-matic and VHS copy have poor quality sound.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
315253
Language
English
Audience classification
M (15+)
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Production and direction - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Exhibitions
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art appreciation
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Modern - 20th century - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Durrant, Ivan, 1947-
Crafts & Visual Arts → National Gallery of Victoria
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Australian
Crafts & Visual Arts → Public art
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Violence
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → National Gallery of Victoria
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Violence
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Violence
Literature → Literature, Comparative - Themes, motives
People → Durrant, Ivan, 1947-
Places → Melbourne (Vic.)
Short films
Short films → Short films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
U-Matic; Access Print (Section 1)
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan