Eric Bridgeman
‘Wilma Jr. (“Blacky”)’ from the series ‘The Sport and Fair Play of Aussie Rules’ 2009
inkjet print on paper
140 x 120 cm
© Courtesy the artist
‘Wilma Jr. (“Blacky”)’ from the series ‘The Sport and Fair Play of Aussie Rules’ 2009
inkjet print on paper
140 x 120 cm
© Courtesy the artist
For the Basil Sellers Art Prize, Eric Bridgman has undertaken an ambitious departure from his video and photography practice. Bridgeman presents a life-size sculpture of one of the characters from his recent photographic portraits of fictional identities. The multi-component sculptural tableau continues Bridgeman’s interdisciplinary project commenced in 2008 titled The Sport and Fair Play of Aussie Rules, which combines references to tribal identities, hyper-masculinity, sexuality and sport using a carnivalesque aesthetic.