Painting - Fern Smith, 'moving landscape', 2008
'moving landscape' is a painting comprised of ten panels.
'moving landscape' reflects on the women's movement and the history of women's struggle for equality since the fight for suffrage. Fern Smith is a Merlynston-based artist who has held 17 solo and 18 group exhibitions since 1985. Her artworks are held in private collections nationally and internationally.
'moving landscape' was produced by Fern Smith in celebration of the 100 years of Women’s Suffrage in Victoria.
The palette of the work is inspired by the suffragists’ colours: white=women; green= get; purple=vote.