Description:

SAVANHDARY VONGPOOTHORN (born 1971)
Timbre III 2005
etching, ed. 6/15
signed and dated lower right: Savanhdary Vongpoothorn '05
titled and editioned lower left
34 x 29.5cm (image); 52 x 46cm (sheet); 59 x 51cm (frame)

PROVENANCE:
Viridian press, Victoria
Private collection, Victoria

LITERATURE:
Butler, R., Printed Images by Australian Artists 1942-2020, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2021, p. 350 (illus., another example)

OTHER NOTES:
Other examples of this print are held in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; and The British Museum, London.

Savanhdary Vongpoothorn's 'Timbre III' captures the artist's signature fusion of Eastern and Western traditions, inspired by her Laotian heritage and Buddhist spirituality. Using delicate, rhythmic lines, she creates a visual meditation on sound, texture, and light. The etched surface is carefully worked, with tonal shifts that evoke both musical vibrations and the tactile feel of silk weaving, an art form central to her cultural roots. Vongpoothorn's refined technique, combined with her sensitivity to material and space, invites viewers to explore the piece's contemplative depth, where abstraction becomes a spiritual and cultural dialogue grounded in harmony and subtlety.

  • Provenance: Viridian press, Victoria
    Private collection, Victoria
  • Dimensions: 34 x 29.5cm (image); 52 x 46cm (sheet); 59 x 51cm (frame)
  • Literature: Butler, R., Printed Images by Australian Artists 1942-2020, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2021, p. 350 (illus., another example)
  • Medium: etching, ed. 6/15
  • Notes: Other examples of this print are held in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; and The British Museum, London.

    Savanhdary Vongpoothorn's 'Timbre III' captures the artist's signature fusion of Eastern and Western traditions, inspired by her Laotian heritage and Buddhist spirituality. Using delicate, rhythmic lines, she creates a visual meditation on sound, texture, and light. The etched surface is carefully worked, with tonal shifts that evoke both musical vibrations and the tactile feel of silk weaving, an art form central to her cultural roots. Vongpoothorn's refined technique, combined with her sensitivity to material and space, invites viewers to explore the piece's contemplative depth, where abstraction becomes a spiritual and cultural dialogue grounded in harmony and subtlety.

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