Drew Connor Holland - Jan Murphy Gallery

Jan Murphy Gallery

Intelligent compression // Praline // 79CE

Intelligent compression // Praline // 79CE

solvent transfer on handmade paper: archival newspaper clippings (1944-46), perforated paper negatives left over from production of remembrance poppies (CorneliaParker, War room, 2019), monotype prints (Drew Connor Holland, 2013-15), works on paper (Flin Sharp, 2016-19), rag paper, tissues, christmas cards, shredded medicaldocuments, room sheets, posters, packaging, diary pages, craft paper, and human hair

225.0 x 320.0 cm

Portrait (visible damage)

Portrait (visible damage)

synthetic polymer, marble dust, pigment chalk and charcoal on canvas

Portrait (Nina)

Portrait (Nina)

solvent transfer of video game screenshots to handmade paper: discarded artworks, magazines, clothes, human hair, wigs, childhood drawings, letters, folios, receipts, report cards, merit certificates, glitter

Sierra Death Generator (self-inﬂicted anguish) (anti-authoritarian rave drink of the underground)

Sierra Death Generator (self-inﬂicted anguish) (anti-authoritarian rave drink of the underground)

Solvent transfer on handmade paper: ten works on paper (JD Reforma, 2018-19), loan agreement forms, folders, tapes, clothing labels (Yohji Yamamoto Pour Homme, Givenchy, Gucci, J. W. Andersen, Acne Studios, Perks and Mini, Our Legacy, Prada, Loewe, Miu Miu, Comme des Garcons), body glitter, brow pencil, human hair

121.0 x 89.0 cm

The sound of an arrow released from its bow // blood on linen (I was made so small)

The sound of an arrow released from its bow // blood on linen (I was made so small)

Solvent transfer on handmade paper: Perforated paper negatives left over from production of remembrance poppies (Cornelia Parker, War room, 2019), monotype prints, watercolour paintings (Drew Connor Holland, 2013-15), works on paper (Flin Sharp, 2016-19), rag paper, tissues, Christmas Cards, shredded medical documents, room sheets, posters, packaging, diary pages, human hair

121.0 x 89.0 cm

There are parts of me that do not exist any more // a lamb kisses an open ﬂame // January

There are parts of me that do not exist any more // a lamb kisses an open ﬂame // January

Solvent transfer on handmade paper: perforated paper negatives left over from production of remembrance poppies (Cornelia Parker, War room, 2019), monotype prints, watercolour paintings (Drew Connor Holland, 2013-15), works on paper (Flin Sharp, 2016-19), rag paper, tissues, Christmas Cards, shredded medical documents, room sheets, posters, packaging, diary pages, human hair

121.0 x 89.0 cm

Clipping the wings from the back of an angel (you do not need to have your body on the earth to feel your skin on mine)

Clipping the wings from the back of an angel (you do not need to have your body on the earth to feel your skin on mine)

Solvent transfer on handmade paper: perforated paper negatives left over from production of remembrance poppies (Cornelia Parker, War room, 2019), monotype prints, watercolour paintings (Drew Connor Holland, 2013-15), works on paper (Flin Sharp, 2016-19), rag paper, tissues, Christmas Cards, shredded medical documents, room sheets, posters, packaging, diary pages, human hair

121.0 x 89.0 cm

obstacle denial extrusion hands pilgrims hands lap hair my head barren on your lap (chest expands, stitches break, woundopens again)

obstacle denial extrusion hands pilgrims hands lap hair my head barren on your lap (chest expands, stitches break, woundopens again)

Solvent transfer on handmade paper: Harrold’s wrapping, Comme des Garcons Black pants, clothes labels, condoms, lube packets, plastic, inkjet prints, old drawings, gesso, artworks, human hair, thank you notes, congratulatory cards, room sheets, magazines, notes on metaphysical realism, more drawings and paintings, drink vouchers, coasters, invitations, tattoo flash, queer things, teddy bear stickers, vintage smut, boarding passes, rail passes, essays, wallpaper, enamel, acrylic nails, my psychologist’s contact details, Bradley’s card, staff passes, union info, receipts, frangipannies, 3.1 Phillip Lim, tissues, teardrops, snot, letters from my mother

pressed against glass, heels planted in stones (the gaps between ‘in there’ and ‘what comes out in your hands’)

pressed against glass, heels planted in stones (the gaps between ‘in there’ and ‘what comes out in your hands’)

Printed on torn pieces of the first work I had in an institutional space. The work got old. It has my mother’s hair in it. She cut it off and put it in the pulp. It has magazines and drawings and tape and wigs and string. Lots of things I don’t remember as well. My mother’s hair is what I remember the most.

//looking (study for Golgotha)

//looking (study for Golgotha)

Solvent transfer of screenshot to handmade paper: Hillsong posters, discarded drawings, Grayson Perry memorabilia, letter from Sol Lewitt to Eva Hesse, RMS junk, passport application, mail to previous tenants, pricing lists, penalty notices, zines, food junk, notes on Fassbinder, slide film, bootleg Stoker DVD Cover, synthetic polymer paint

epitaphs, satin dresses || With feet touching the clouds we jump again into nothing

epitaphs, satin dresses || With feet touching the clouds we jump again into nothing

Solvent transfer on handmade paper: recipes, stamps, cards that wish me well, 3D glasses, Union pamphlets, addresses for sexual health clinics, receipts, gifted artworks, clothes tags, press releases, YSQ-S2 scoring sheet, certificates of authenticity, Pacific Clinic contact cards, slides, speech notes, room sheets, junk mail, apology reminders, Versace packaging, suicide hotline, invoices, Arq vouchers, Dior scent cards, ’Brother Francis presents: Forgiven! Colouring & activity book’, Fantastic! Instant chicken noodle lid, Bandaid, love letter, condom, notes to help me tell a boy about how I felt, discarded drawings, human hair

fruitful intercourse//severed head (I am responsible for [all] the lives I’ve saved)

fruitful intercourse//severed head (I am responsible for [all] the lives I’ve saved)

Solvent transfer of video game screenshot to handmade paper: notes, packaging, warranties, business cards, cruser boxes, dried bouquet of native flowers, inkjet prints, wrappers, watercolour paintings, schedules, art ideas, workbooks, sketches, catalogues, spam from Anthony Albanese, HATCHED memorabilia, NSW Ambulance debt notice, tinned beetroot, glitter

Protest mechanisms, 24/7 sports bars... We walk until my legs are ground to blood and bone

Protest mechanisms, 24/7 sports bars... We walk until my legs are ground to blood and bone

Solvent transfer on handmade paper: recipes, stamps, cards that wish me well, 3D glasses, Union pamphlets, addresses for sexual health clinics, receipts, gifted artworks, clothes tags, press releases, YSQ-S2 scoring sheet, certificates of authenticity, Pacific Clinic contact cards, slides, speech notes, room sheets, junk mail, apology reminders, Versace packaging, suicide hotline, invoices, Arq vouchers, Dior scent cards, ’Brother Francis presents: Forgiven! Colouring & activity book’, Fantastic! Instant chicken noodle lid, Bandaid, love letter, condom, notes to help me tell a boy about how I felt, discarded drawings, human hair

angels keep empty spaces where something can be left

angels keep empty spaces where something can be left

synthetic polymer, marble dust, damar, watercolour, ink, gold leaf, archival varnish on birch panel, artist frame

All of them lonely

All of them lonely

Synthetic polymer, marble dust, damar, watercolour, ink, gold leaf, archival varnish on birch panel |

flower studies vi

flower studies vi

Synthetic polymer, ink, graphite, archival varnish, gilt on canvas

Landscape (I can’t hear the rain)

Landscape (I can’t hear the rain)

solvent transfer of video game screenshots to handmade paper: discarded artworks, magazines, clothes, human hair, wigs, childhood drawings, letters, folios, receipts, report cards, merit certificates, glitter

Figure (leave me be)

Figure (leave me be)

Solvent transfer of video game screenshot to handmade paper: notes, packaging, warranties, business cards, cruser boxes, dried bouquet of native flowers, inkjet prints, wrappers, watercolour paintings, schedules, art ideas, workbooks, sketches, catalogues, spam from Anthony Albanese, HATCHED memorabilia, NSW Ambulance debt notice, tinned beetroot, glitter

Empty house

Synthetic polymer, marble dust, damar, watercolour, ink, gold leaf, archival varnish on birch panel

Catching leaves before they touch the ground

Catching leaves before they touch the ground

Synthetic polymer, marble dust, damar, watercolour, ink, pencil, archival varnish on birch panel