Amanda Johnson

Golden Summers, Panninher Country near Longford, 2026

72 × 123 cm Acrylic and Oil on Canvas

For Sale

AUD 5000

My painting evokes historical Anglicisation of Midlands Tasmania, depicting a stripped landscape gridded by gorse bush, berry hedgerows and other introduced species. A strangely toxic palette signals sunset prettiness, but also alludes to effects of climate change. Arthur Streeton once painted golden gorse-scapes as emblematic expressions of settler arcadia. However, this picture’s deceptive beauty nods to erasure and threat. I suggest that the colonial past is not remote, that inside our colonial continuum, & idealized landscapes are still purveyed despite devastated local ecologies.

 

Delivery Not Included:

Delivery cost is extra. The buyer is responsible for arranging pick up of the painting at the end of the exhibition Tuesday Oct 27, 9am - 3pm