Collection Details

Rainbow Serpent; Eastwood, Danny; 1988; BCC EWD 005

Name/TitleRainbow Serpent

About this object'The 'Rainbow Serpent' was painted in 1988 as a hobby art, with other parts attached to it, but I gave away the four smaller panels which featured flora and botanical artwork. The 'Rainbow Serpent' travelled to Germany and Japan at not-for-profit events.

It was also lent out for many years to a government organisation which dealt with children's safety issues and other sad events. It was displayed in front of telephone operators who receive sad and desperate messages, so that my artwork could give them some comfort after hearing telephone conversations that were not of a happy nature. I left it there for five years for no fee until I displayed it again at one of my exhibitions. Since then it has stayed propped up behind my bed for many years out of view, until the exhibition in 2023 at Blacktown Arts Centre.'
Uncle Danny Eastwood, artist statement

Acquired in 2023 from the exhibition, 'I Talk Through My Art, And My Art Talks Through Me', Uncle Danny Eastwood, curated by Jamie Eastwood. The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre.

MakerEastwood, Danny

Maker RoleArtist

Date Made1988

Medium and MaterialsPolymer acrylic paint on plywood

Place MadeOceania, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Blacktown

TechniquePainted

MeasurementsImage on display: 122 h x 806 w x 25 d cm

Individual panels:
1. 1.22m H x 1.370m W x 0.025m D
2. 1.22m H x 1.372m W x 0.025m D
3. 1.22m H x 1.371m W x 0.025m D
4. 1.22m H x 1.373m W x 0.025m D
5. 1.22m H x 1.370m W x 0.025m D
6. 1.22m H x 1.204m W x 0.025m D

Named CollectionBlacktown City Art Collection

Credit Line© Danny Eastwood
Acquired 2023, I Talk Through My Art, And My Art Talks Through Me' exhibition
Blacktown City Art Collection
Photo: silversalt Photography

Object TypePainting

Object numberBCC EWD 005