MISANTHROPOLOGY
The World Art of Adam Rish
four decades of cross-cultural collaboration
with Serife Akdenýz, Lino Alvarez, Fatma Basoluk, Ayse Çan, Hataçe Cavasoglu,
Rambu Monika Uru Emu, Fatma Goban, Bernard Harte, Hector Jandany, Lily Karadada, Havva Kasalak, Queenie McKenzie, Margaret Anjule Naparrula, Dora Napaltjurra, Annie Petyarre, Terry Platt, Umbu Augustinus Tonga Retang, I Wayan Sumantra, Palema Tualau, Henry Wambiny
Sturt Gallery
07 April– 19 May 2013
BATIK
Tropical Fever1975
cotton batik, 81 X 71cm
JogJakarta
CERAMICS
Automan2004
Adam Rish with Lino Alvarez
Clear glaze, gold luster, slip, decorated clay
120mm X 250mm
Cartouche 12004
Adam Rish with Lino Alvarez
slip and stamp decorated clay
920mm X 400mm
Evolution 22004
Adam Rish with Lino Alvarez
Clear glaze, slip, cast and stamp decorated clay
370mm X 180mm
Evolution 42004
Adam Rish with Lino Alvarez
Clear glaze, slip, cast and stamp decorated clay
200H X 250D mm
Greek 2009
Adam Rish with Lino Alvarez
glazed terracotta
390mmX250mm
Olympia2009
Adam Rish with Lino Alvarez
glazed terracotta
200mmX330mm
Rock and Roll2009
Adam Rish with Lino Alvarez
glazed terracotta
290mmX330mm
Kumete2004
Adam Rish with Lino Alvarez
Clear glaze and slip decorated clay
130mm H X 350mm W X 470mm L
Mimbres Man2004
Adam Rish with Lino Alvarez
Clear glaze, gold luster, slip, decorated clay
120mm X 250mm
DRAWINGS
All 2B pencil on Canson 185gm watercolour paper
A Delicate Balance2009
210HX297W mm pencil on paper
Atomic Chicken2009
210HX297W mm pencil on paper
Bookworm2009
297HX210W mm pencil on paper
Cat Woman/Kucing Perempuan2010
297HX210W mm pencil on paper
Country and Western2010
210HX297W mm pencil on paper
Erl King/Raja Peri2010
297HX210W mm pencil on paper
Garuda/Bali Bomber2009
297HX210W mm pencil on paper
His Master's Voice2008
210HX297W mm pencil on paper
Kacang Kacang/Beans2008
210HX297W mm pencil on paper
Minotaur2009
297HX210W mm pencil on paper
Mummy 2010
297HX210W mm pencil on paper 2010
Naga2009
210HX297W mm pencil on paper
Politician Bench2009
210HX297W mm pencil on paper
Prayer Stool/Banku Doa2009
297HX210W mm pencil on paper 2009
Shadowman/Orang Bayangan2009
297HX210W mm pencil on paper
Progress2009
297HX210W mm pencil on paper
Throne/ Takhta2010
297HX210W mm pencil on paper
Twins2008
297HX210W mm pencil on paper
The Drunken Boat 1994
ikat design
gouache on paper, 275 X 120mm
Souvenir 1994
ikat design
gouache on paper, 275 X 120mm
Trouble in Paradise 1994
ikat design
gouache on paper, 275 X 120mm
IKATS
Culture and Imperialism1995
Weavers: Umbu Augustinus Tonga Retang, Rambu Monika Uru Emu
Cotton ikat, supplementary weaving, 220 X 110cm, Sumba
Electron Storm1995
Weavers: Umbu Augustinus Tonga Retang, Rambu Monika Uru Emu
Cotton ikat, supplementary weaving, 220 X 110cm, Sumba
Heart of Darkness
Weavers: Umbu Augustinus Tonga Retang, Rambu Monika Uru Emu
Cotton ikat, cowrie shells and beading, 230 X 95cm, Sumba
How the Leopard Lost It’s Spots
Weavers: Umbu Augustinus Tonga Retang, Rambu Monika Uru Emu
Cotton ikat, 230 X 95cm, Sumba
Souvenir1995
Weavers: Umbu Augustinus Tonga Retang, Rambu Monika Uru Emu
Cotton ikat, cowrie shells and beading, 260 X 120cm, Sumba
The Drunken Boat1995
Weavers: Umbu Augustinus Tonga Retang, Rambu Monika Uru Emu
Cotton ikat, handspun cotton, 260 X 120cm, Sumba
Trouble in Paradise1995
Weavers: Umbu Augustinus Tonga Retang, Rambu Monika Uru Emu
Cotton ikat, 260 X 120cm, Sumba
KILIMS
A Shadow of a Doubt1995
weaver Hataçe Cavasoglu
wool kilim, 210X150cm, Nuzumlar, Turkey
Framed 1995
weaver Hataçe Cavasoglu
wool kilim, 210X150cm, Nuzumlar, Turkey
Half Life2001
Weaver Serife Akdenýz
natural dyed wool kilim
210 X 150cmKonya, Turkey
Ngatu Talking Turkey2001
Weaver Havva Kasalak
natural dyed wool kilim
210 X 150cmKonya, Turkey
Prophet Motif 1994
weaver Ayse Çan,
wool kilim, 210X150cm, Nuzumlar, Turkey
Reversal of Fortune 1996
Weaver Fatma Basoluk
natural dyed wool kilim
210 X 150cmKonya, Turkey
Time of the Signs1994
weaver Fatma Goban,
wool kilim, 210X150cm, Nuzumlar, Turkey
PRINTS
Batman in Bologna 1981
Etching 250X250mm edition 50 on Velin Arches 250gsm cream edition 50 1981
Dancing with Tears in My Eyes1981
Etching 500X330mm edition 50 on Velin Arches 250gsm cream edition 50 1981
Entertaining Mr Sloane 1981
Etching 500X330mm edition 50 on Velin Arches 250gsm cream edition 50 1981
Man and Superman 1981
Etching 250X250mm edition 50 on Velin Arches 250gsm cream edition 50 1981
Prints 2010
Across the Universe 2010
Etching 245X330mm edition 50 on Hahnemuhle 300gsm white edition 50 2010
Greek 2010
Etching 245X330mm edition 50 on Hahnemuhle 300gsm white edition 50 2010
Prints Lino
In the Shadow of the Silent Majorities 1986
Linocut, 25 X 33cm, edition 50, on Velin Arches Blanc 210g/m paper, 65 X 50cm
Giotto’s Circle 1986
Linocut, 25 X 33cm, edition 50, on Velin Arches Blanc 210g/m paper, 65 X 50cm
Gunungan Jakarta 1997
Linocut, 39 X 30cm, edition 20, on half sheet Velin Arches Blanc 210g/m paper
King of the Me Generation 1983
Linocut, 25 X 33cm, edition 50, on Velin Arches Blanc 210g/m paper, 65 X 50cm
Shiva Constructions1997
Linocut, 39 X 30cm, edition 20, on half sheet Velin Arches Blanc 210g/m paper
The Triumph of Art 1985
Linocut, 25 X 33cm, edition 50, on Velin Arches Blanc 210g/m paper, 65 X 50cm
SCULPTURE
Wood
Andung/Strange Fruit 2007
Adam Rish with I Wayan Sumantra
albesea wood, wax 250 X 150 X 50cm, Bali
Angry Rabbit2011
Adam Rish with I Wayan Sumantra
albesea wood, black Japan, wax
130H X 50D X 50W cm, Bali
Atomic Chicken2009
Adam Rish with I Wayan Sumantra
albesea wood, wax, black Japan, 100H X 90L X 78W cm, Bali
Bali Bomber/Garuda2009
Adam Rish with I Wayan Sumantra
albesea wood, wax,125H X 95D X 135W cm, Bali
Banci/Nuclear Unit 2007
Adam Rish with I Wayan Sumantra
albesea wood, wax 140 X 85 X 45cm, Bali
Beans/Kacang Kacangs2008
Adam Rish with I Wayan Sumantra
albesea wood, wax, black Japan, 130H X 100L X 53W cm,
and 33H X 15 dia cm, Bali
Bidari Jatuh/Fallen Angel2007
Adam Rish with I Wayan Sumantra
albesea wood, black Japan, wax, 150 X 50 X 50cm, Bali
Cat Woman/Kucing Perempuan2010
Adam Rish with I Wayan Sumantra
albesea wood, wax,140H X 32D X 50W cm, Bali
Crocodile Man 2011
Adam Rish with I Wayan Sumantra
albesea wood, black Japan, wax
130H X 50D X 50W cm, Bali
Dodo2010
Adam Rish with I Wayan Sumantra
albesea wood, wax,75H X 50 dia cm and
75H X 45D X 45W cm, Bali
Erl King/Raja Peri2010
Adam Rish with I Wayan Sumantra
albesea wood, wax,250H X 40D X 80W cm, Bali
His Master's Voice2008
Adam Rish with I Wayan Sumantra
albesea wood, wax, reproduction 78 gramophone,
53H X 106L X 32W cm and 73H X 55L X 47W cm, Bali
Infinity2010
Adam Rish
laser cut albesea wood, wax,
acrylic paint, black Japan
75H X 140L X 14D cm
Mummy2010
Adam Rish with I Wayan Sumantra
albesea wood, wax,140H X 30D X 45W cm, Bali
My Kingdom for a Horse2007
Adam Rish with I Wayan Sumantra
albesea wood, wax 180 X 260 X 45cm, Bali
Naga 2009
albesea wood, wax,120H X 150L X 22.5W cm, Bali
Noah2007
Adam Rish with I Wayan Sumantra
albesea wood, wax 180 X 260 X 45cm, Bali
Orong Kosong/Hollow Man 2007
Adam Rish with I Wayan Sumantra
albesea wood, wax, 145 X 90 X 40cm, Bali
Orang TV2007
Adam Rish with I Wayan Sumantra
albesea wood, wax 180 X 75 X 50cm, Bali
Politician Bench2009
Adam Rish with I Wayan Sumantra
albesea wood, wax, 27H X 160L X 50W cm, Bali
Prayer Stool/Banku Doa2009
Adam Rish with I Wayan Sumantra
albesea wood, wax,45H X 35D X 45W cm, Bali
Raja di Jalannya/Road King 2007
Adam Rish with I Wayan Sumantra
albesea wood, wax, 250 X 150 X 50cm, Bali
Totem2007
Adam Rish with I Wayan Sumantra
albesea wood, wax 300 X 120 X 15cm, Bali
Twins2009
Adam Rish with I Wayan Sumantra
albesea wood, wax,53H X 39D X 74W cm, Bali
Vanity Eunuch2007
Adam Rish with I Wayan Sumantra
albesea wood, mirror, safety glass, acrylic paint, wax
120 X 50 X 30cm,Bali
Wayang Kayu2007
Adam Rish with I Wayan Sumantra
albesea wood, black Japan, wax, 75 X 10 X 25cm,Bali
Bronzes
Raft 1989
bronze, 12H X 39W X15D cm
Public Monument 1989
bronze, 27H X18W X35D cm
Icarus 1989
bronze, 50H X 35W X 10D cm
Austro-Cretan Toaster 1989
bronze, 33H X 60W X 25D cm
TAPA
Alembic2004
natural dyes, inkjet ink on tapa cloth
580 X 720mm
Andung 2007
natural dyes on tapa with wooden top and bottom frame,
210 X 140 cm
Carpark in Paradise 2001
natural dyes, inkjet ink on tapa cloth
580 X 720mm
Hieroglyph2004
natural dyes, inkjet ink on tapa cloth
580 X 720mm
Metamorphoses2004
natural dyes, inkjet ink on tapa cloth
580 X 720mm
Metamorphosis 2007
natural dyes on tapa with wooden top and bottom frame,
210 X 140 cm
Nagtu Fakaleiti 1999
Adam Rish with Palema Tualau
natural dyes on tapa, 200 X 260 cm, Tonga
Nagtu Histolia1999
Adam Rish and Palema Tualau
natural dyes on tapa, 200 X 260 cm, Tonga
Orang Kosong/Hollow Man 2007
natural dyes on tapa with wooden top and bottom frame,
210 X 140 cm
Supa Mahei Ngatu (Very Crazy Tapa)1999
Adam Rish with Palema Tualau
natural dyes on tapa, 200 X 230 cm, Tonga
Transformer 2004
natural dyes, inkjet ink on tapa cloth
580 X 720mm
Where There’s Smoke 2001
natural dyes, inkjet ink on tapa cloth
580 X 720mm