David Boyd 'Thoughts (Black and White)' surreal 'Skipping Girls'

'Skipping Girls'

embodies the former

Frame Dimensions: 101 x 81 x 4 cm

trumpeting his message 'Brief and Formal'

'6th Class' 1976

David Boyd 'Thoughts (Black and White)' surreal 'Skipping Girls'In the early 1990s, David Boyd took up a residency at Macquarie Universitys School of Law. Known for his unflinching examinations of Australian culture, this series saw him turn to the law. Cleverly, he juxtaposes a judge with a clown suggesting a link between these characters. Crestfallen, they unite in a dance of absurdity. Boyd traverses themes with dexterity and wit. He was a master potter, painter and printmaker, who is represented in all state