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.

Artist Bio
Amanda Johnson, a Masters graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts, was highly commended in the 2026 Glover Prize. Other recent short listings include the 2022 Paddington Art Prize, 2024 Len Fox Prize and 2024 Hadley Art Prize.

 

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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