Michael Peck 'Hunting' etching 'The Philosophy of Objects No

'The Philosophy of Objects No 1'

Flashes of brown run either side

and a deeply expressive approach to form

'Trio' 2005

Michael Peck 'Hunting' etching 'The Philosophy of Objects NoAustralian contemporary artist Michael Pecks visual world is bracingly intimate. He places figures, landscapes and still lifes in total stillness, conjuring a sense of mystery, remoteness and unease that speaks to the conditions of a postmodern world. Beneath mass media, the individual grows atomised and detached from their culture a lone subject in a wintery landscape. This work is an original watercolour. It depicts a child holding a gun and looking