Australian (b. 1957)
Limited Additions (2007)
Hand-drawn lithograph
24.5cm by 47cm
Edition of 40
Signed and dated ‘Clinch ’07’ lower right
Provenance:
Robert Clinch, Melbourne
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above
Collections:
Town Hall Gallery, The City of Boroondara (ed. 10/40)
Exhibited:
‘Urban Myths and Legends‘, Dickerson Gallery, Melbourne, 2007 (another example)
‘Black & White‘, Hill-Smith Gallery, Adelaide, 2008 (another example)
‘Solitary Perspectives‘, Shepparton Art Gallery, Shepparton, 2009 (another example)
‘Lithographs, Drawings & Egg Tempera‘, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, 2009 (another example)
‘Themes & Variations‘, Manningham Gallery, City of Manningham, 2010 (another example)
‘Real Life: Stories from the Inner Suburbs‘, Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell, 2011 (another example)
‘Robert Clinch‘, Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane, 2011 (another example)
‘Parallel Lines; Recent work by Robert Clinch and Peter Serwan‘, Riddoch Gallery, Mt Gambier, 2011 (another example)
‘Robert Clinch: Fanfare for the common man‘, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat; Wollongong Art Gallery, Wollongong, 2013 (another example)
‘Robert Clinch: Sounds of Silence‘, The National Museum in Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland, 2014 (another example)
Literature:
Marion Piper, ‘Marker: 10 Years of the Town Hall Gallery Collection‘, The Town Hall Gallery, Melbourne, 2013, (illustrated p. 39).
‘Limited Additions’ showcases the artist’s meticulous attention to detail and desire for symmetry and structure. The work depicts a typical Melbourne scene of mismatched inner-city homes. The entry-ways can often be hidden down an alley or attached to the back of a large commercial building. There appears to be an element of life present in this scene yet void of an actual living being. Perhaps a young family is leaving or may have just returned? The presence of the pram and bike appear as a symbol of time. Aligned with the title, a pram is added to a household for a limited time as a child grows. The child will then learn to ride a bike, which again will grow with them. Both of these objects are ‘limited additions’ as their life span within a home is short. The title is simultaneously a play on words as the artwork itself is a ‘limited edition’.