No Survivors
1968
Resin Impregnated fabric, 270 x 195cm (Detail)
David Wire was born in England in 1934 and arrived in Australia in 1966. In 1970 he was appointed lecturer in painting at Prahran Institute of Technology, Melbourne.
Sir Roland Penrose, judge of the 1970 Transfield Art Prize commended his work No Survivors, which makes use of a contemporary sculptural medium, cast resin. Wire’s work is represented in the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the National Gallery of Victoria.
Gordon Andrews Suzanne Archer David Aspden Gordon Bennett Danelle Bergstrom Nancy Borlase Linda Bowden Karen Bulgin Pio Carlone Gunter Christmann Bill Clements Thelma Clune Martin Cropper Jenny Cusbert Lyndon Dadswell Aleks Danko Rod Dudley Jimmie Durham Max Feuerring Richard Goodwin Ginny Grason Geoff Harvey Robert Hughes Geoff Ireland Frank Japananga Robert Juniper Roger Kemp Michael Kempson Richard Killeen Emily Kngwarreye Elwyn Lynn Donna Marcus Malcolm McLaren George Milpurrur John Molvig Robert J Morris Paul Ogier Stephen Ormandy John Peart Peter Powditch Phil Price Andrew Purvis Ron Robertson-Swan Elizabeth Rooney William Rose Rollin Schlicht Andrew Sibley Michael Snape Frank Thiel Richard Tipping Anatjeri Tjakamarra Andrew Townsend Ross Watson Fred Williams David Wire Philip Wolfhagen Salvatore Zofrea
