An obscure portrait extracted <<daisy chopper accelerated>>
An obscure portrait extracted <<daisy chopper accelerated>>
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Artist
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Production Date
2003
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Medium
wire, faux fur from Chelsea NY
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Size
850 x 350 mm
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Credit
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2003
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Accession Number
C2003/1/17
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Accession Date
13 Jun 2003
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Department
New Zealand Art
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Classification
Installation
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Collection
Chartwell
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Subjects
hats, muffs, portraits, women, jumpers (dresses)
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Description
Jacqueline Fraser’s delicate constructions combine the elegance of fashion illustrations with allusions to the barbaric realities of our time. Fraser’s chic protagonists, often clad in designer fabrics, are juxtaposed with titles that refer to antidepressant drugs or military weapons. In An obscure
portrait extracted, this fashionista is blindfolded by her New York faux fur hat while, we are told, a ‘daisy chopper accelerated’. The 6800 kilo BLU-82 bomb, used by the United States military in Vietnam and Afghanistan, is known as the ‘daisy cutter’ for its ability to flatten a forest.
