Levels 3-8
Join an NGV Educator for a short and lively introduction to one work from the exhibition WHO ARE YOU | Australian Portraiture at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia. To have your questions answered about the Wednesday Work of the Week during the program send them in advance to education.bookings@ngv.vic.gov.au.
A program recording will also be available to access online for booked participants for one week.
Self-portrait, ‘I am the dingo spirit’
Trevor ‘Turbo’ Brown was a Latje Latje man from Mildura and got his name because he was a keen rap dancer. Described as a self-portrait, this week’s Wednesday Work of the Week features a dingo facing the viewer, with red eyes and an expression that is at once both cheeky and menacing. Tune in to learn more about the artist and why he chose to portray himself as a dingo in this intriguing painting.
Duration: 15 minutes
Cost: Free
Learning objectives
- Identify and describe the sitters and/or subject in Self-portrait, ‘I am the dingo spirit’
- Analyse and interpret the ideas and messages communicated in the artwork
- Consider how the artwork reflects traditional and/or contemporary characteristics associated with portraiture.