Author Description

Australian contemporary artist Del Kathryn Barton is renowned for her sensuous and0richly decorative works. Her colourful and intricate paintings, collages, drawings,0sculptures and films are powerful depictions of the female form, womanhood, desire, sex, motherhood and the natural world.0'Del Kathryn Barton: The Highway is a Disco' includes some of her most personal works, as well as photographs of her studio and sketchbooks. Curator Pip Wallis writes about symbolism in Barton?s imagery, while Peggy Frew explores women?s experience and the film RED, 2016, in an interview with the artist.0Del Kathryn Barton continues to evolve her practice in surprising new ways, exploring her inner thoughts and external influences with an untamed curiosity, taking audiences on an exuberant journey through her imagination.00Exhibition: National Gallery of Victoria, Australia (17.11.2017-12.03.2018).