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Artwork - Design for Textiles, Skirt, Shields, Green & Brown, circa 1946-1954
Reg. No: HT 24643
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- Summary:
- Rectangle of paper featuring a painted illustration of full skirt, gathered to waist and extending to wide hem, with green and brown shields and boomerang shapes, suggesting an Indigenous design. Painted by John Rodriquez, probably as artwork for a textile design.
The skirt has the appearance of the post-war period - perhaps late 1940s-early 1950s.
John Rodriquez studied art and design at RMIT in the late 1940s and became well known for his screen-printed textile designs in the early 1950s. From 1950 to 1980 he was one of a handful of Australian textile designers who developed a new contemporary style with innovative use of colour. His designs in the early 1950s were mostly of Aboriginal or geometric style. Later he turned to more abstract designs in the Scandinavian style. Later still he made bold use of colour. Rodriquez introduced unique Australian styles which have been imitated often since. He always stressed the importance of innovation. Many homes in Australia and overseas still have his art works in the linen cupboard.
John Rodriquez retired in 1988, handing the Rodriquez company to his son Rimian, who has computerised the screen printing and mostly employs other designers for the products, but still uses a few of his father's most popular designs. Rodriquez passed away in 2000. - Description:
- Rectangle of off-white paper. Features a painted illustration of full skirt, gathered to waist and extending to wide hem. The skirt has an off-white background (the paper) with green and brown shields and boomerang shapes, with black line details, suggesting an Indigenous design. On the reverse, the artist has drawn a short-sleeved top in pencil.
The edges of the paper are hand-torn along two sides; the work has a strong central crease from folding. - Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Ms Patricia Rodriquez, 2010
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 433 mm (Height), 384 mm (Width) |
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| Tagged with: | textiles, fabric designs, clothing, aboriginal art, handcrafts, artworks |
| Themes this item is part of: | John Rodriquez Textile Collection, Clothing & Textiles Collection, Domestic & Community Life Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MANUFACTURING & INDUSTRY |
| Secondary Classification: | Printmaking |
| Tertiary Classification: | textiles |
| Artist: | John Rodriquez, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1946-1954 |
| Place & Date Used: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1946-1954 |
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