THRUST
1967

Acrylic paint letter on canvas stretched over wooden frame.

Description:
the first prototype was made in Paris, and differed little from that made in Canberra. The frame was prepared by strips of rough pine wood nailed into a stable structure. The central embossing was achieved by inserting part of which in onto the wooden frame. The campus was stretched in front by pouring boiling water over the whole thing and restructuring and shrinking. This was repeated several times until a constant stretched skin was achieved. The campus was primed with acrylic primer. No masking tape was used.

Exhibited:
Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, 1968.
Qantas, Paris, 1968.                  First prototype new pair of new to

Dates:
first prototype, Paris, December 1967.
Second prototype, Canberra, October 1968
Third prototype Wagga 2012 (AW 2025)

Size:
40" x 40" x 16"

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Notes:
the shape was first conceived as a sculptural extension of orbital. The final form was reminiscent of a human form as are the paintings orbital and Gemini (at least to some extent). The painted form followed naturally from the lines of the stretched object, strengthening the final impact. The first prototype was painted in a soft pink, compared with a stronger orange pink in the second.

 

Slide to Lilly Hitch, Design Art Centre, Brisbane,  $220,     25th of February 1969.