Created during a pivotal period in Ben Quilty’s career, Bonehead is a powerful and psychologically charged self-portrait that sits at the centre of the artist’s sustained investigation into Australian masculinity. Ideas surrounding masculinity, its rituals and performances, its contradictions and vulnerabilities, and the emotional weight that often lies beneath its hardened exterior are brought to…

Provenance

The artist; GrantPirrie, Sydney; Private collection, Melbourne

Exhibitions

Pride and Patriotism, Ben Quilty, Grantpirrie, Sydney, 15 March - 14 April 2007