TRACEY MOFFATT - INVOCATIONS #7, ED.23/60
TRACEY MOFFATT
INVOCATIONS #7, ED.23/60, 2000
124 x 101 cm; 146 x 122 cm (paper) 149.5 x 125.5 cm (framed)
photo silkscreen
PROVENANCE
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, NSW
Galeria Filomena Soares, Lisboa, Portugal Cat No. 3817
Private Collection, WA
Art Leven, NSW
STORY
Tracey Moffatt is one of Australia’s most acclaimed contemporary artists, recognized both nationally and internationally for her compelling visual narratives. For over three decades, she has worked predominantly in photography and film, creating works that are as much about storytelling as they are about visual form. Moffatt’s narratives often draw on personal memory and reflect on broader themes such as race, gender, sexuality, and identity, offering layers of meaning that resonate deeply with her audience. Her series Invocations (2000), first shown at Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, continues the large-scale format and rich colour palette of her earlier work, Something More. Shot in New York, this series of 13 photo-silkscreen images presents a surreal world of fantasy and high drama, filled with elaborate sets and actors. The imagery includes children, hooded figures, and symbolic elements like twisted trees, evoking cinematic and literary references from both fairytales and Southern Gothic storytelling. The action shifts seamlessly between forest and desert, creating a dreamlike atmosphere unconcerned with linear narrative or continuity. The grand scale and composition of Invocations, along with its vivid colour and dramatic mood, recall the tradition of Old Master paintings. Moffatt masterfully blends dark, fairytale-like elements with subtle humor, constructing a self-contained universe that defies easy interpretation while inviting endless exploration. In this series, Moffatt once again demonstrates her ability to engage viewers with rich, layered works that challenge and reward in equal measure.
EXHIBITED
Tracey Moffatt, Invocations, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, NSW, 20 July – 12 August 2000Eaux Vivantes, Living Waters, Musée océanographique de Monaco, 23 March - 30 September 2016
ARTIST PROFILE
