Lake Baker
2021
- Medium
- synthetic polymer paint on canvas
- Measurements
- 290.2 × 199.4 cm
- Place/s of Execution
- Tjuntjuntjara, Western Australia
- Inscription
- inscribed (inverted) in fibre-tipped pen on reverse l.r.: SAPTH 21-42 TIMO HOGAN SPINIFEX ARTS PROJECT 2021
- Accession Number
- 2021.655
- Department
- First Nations Australia
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Christopher Thomas AM and Cheryl Thomas, 2021
© Timo Hogan courtesy of Spinifex Arts Project - Gallery location
- Not on display
- About this work
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Born in Kalgoorlie, Timo Hogan’s early life was marked by his family’s experience during the Maralinga atomic bomb tests. After his mother’s death, he moved to Mt Margaret and later settled in Warburton, drawing closer to his father’s traditional lands. Fluent in Pitjantjatjara, Ngaanyatjarra and English, Hogan’s artistic journey in many ways began in 2004 with Ninuku Arts, where his paintings focused on Lake Baker, his sacred ancestral territory. After a decade-long hiatus, Hogan resumed painting, passionately representing his Country and its powerful, perilous salt lake. He declared his renewed love for art, dedicating himself to preserving and showcasing Lake Baker’s significance in his work.
