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 Australian painter Tim Storrier's prize winning self-portrait painting titled 'The histrionic wayfarer'. AP Photo/Art Gallery NSW. SYDNEY.- Tim Storrier was represented in last year’s Archibald Prize with another self-portrait without a face. Entitled Moon boy (self-portrait as a young man), the figure was represented by a suit of empty clothes hanging as if on a scarecrow in a barren landscape. This year’s self-portrait is, as he notes, a work in a quite different mood. ‘It refers to a painting by Hieronymus Bosch called The wayfarer painted in 1510 where the figure is believed to be choosing a path or possibly the prodigal son returning,’ says Storrier. ‘It also has other references, I believe, but they are rather clouded in biblical history and time. ‘A carapace of burden is depicted in The histrionic wayfarer, clothed in the tools to sustain the intrigue of a metaphysical survey. Provisions, art materials, books, papers, bedding, compass and maps, all for the journey through the landscape of the artist’s mind, accompanied by ... More Footnote: The Bookman loves "The Archibald" and is fortunate enough to have visited many of them over the years. We plan to whip over after Easter for a weekend and a visit to the AGNSW will be top of our list. |