Paintings of former cruise ship terminal Wharf 8, Barangaroo.
This building was demolished in late August 2010.
It had only been opened in July 1999, for the expected influx of cruise ships for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
This painting shows the entrance to the loading dock, normally off limits to the public. The door is open to the view north towards the Sydney Harbour Control Tower on the right and the new temporary cruise ship facilities in the marquee to the left.
Poignant reminders of the site's previous function create ironic, even surrealist undertones.
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| "May open without warning " 2010 oil on canvas 56 x 76cm Enquiries about this painting |
Painted from a similar viewpoint as "May close without warning..."
I changed the title from "Inside the loading dock of the former Cruise ship Terminal at Darling Harbour 8" to the more catchy "May Open without warning".
I had painted the sign on the ground but hadn't really noticed how it made a neat bookend to the other painting until my gallery pointed it out!
Through the doorway is the Sydney Harbour Control Tower and the marquee used for the temporary cruise ship facilities by Sydney Ports Corporation.
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| "May close without warning " 2010 oil on canvas 56 x 76cm Enquiries about this painting |
The title of this painting could double as my motto!
"May close without warning" says it all.
I never need to make jokes - the truth is quite adequately hilarious.
"May close without warning" says it all.
I never need to make jokes - the truth is quite adequately hilarious.
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