Night Loading Darling Harbour, 1987

FRANK HODGKINSON
Night Loading Darling Harbour, 1987
Oil on linen
340 x 430 cm

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Artist Frank Hodgkinson, title Night Loading Darling Harbour, 1987. Night Loading Darling Harbour is an abstract work evoking the energy, sound and vibrancy of frenetic nightly waterfront activity. The painting is divided into three unequal parts. The upper section is dominated by dark violet blues and is the calmest portion of the work, echoing a spacious night sky. The lower sections of the work are fused with luminous aqua and jade greens and explode with a fiery light. Energy is conveyed by radiant curved lines which spill and pour out of the painting while architectural frameworks in the foreground suggest the new buildings of the redeveloped Darling Harbour site.