The Painted Chook
Published on 10. February 2009
Book
Hardback
184 pages
978-1-85776-973-9 (ISBN)
Description
"The Painted Chook" is the moving story of three young friends living on a cattle station in the Australian Outback who spend their spare time discussing the origins and development of art. Far from being dry pedants, the friends - Wicked, Swot and Owly 2 - are warm, quirky individuals who are simply struggling to understand the world around them. In an attempt to discover some answers they devise an experiment, inviting a group of local men to paint a mural - the results come as quite a surprise! Idiosyncratic, witty and engaging, "The Painted Chook" is art history with a difference. Each of the quirky characters brings a unique perspective and life story to the debates, while dominating everything is the eerily beautiful Outback itself. In the story's shocking and brutal conclusion, it is the unpredictable landscape that has the final say on the enduring enigma of art.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 135 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85776-973-9 (9781857769739)
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Person
Jane Graham, distinguished artist, lecturer, curator and writer, has lived and worked in Britain, Africa and Australia. She is the author of several books including One Hop Too Far (The Book Guild, 1999), a varied and insightful travel book about Ethiopia and Leleet - The Dawn (2002), a poignant account of her extraordinary life spent on the move. Today, Jane Graham lives on the Australian territory of Christmas Island.