Mark Thompson
Sideshow Alice
Friday 19 November - Friday 17 December 2021
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‘Working as a designer in theatre and opera forces one to examine more than history or style. All of the creative platforms are at work. ...
View Mark's profile'Sideshow Alice'
‘We are the sum of many parts, but the first taste of freedom in the 60s, escaping from a post-war upbringing in Darwin was a revelation. Instilled with a rebellious streak and a dislike of officialdom and control, art school in Sydney was manna from heaven. The sex, drugs and the pop lyrics of rebellion against the older generation were astounding. It’s amazing there are as many alive today, given our excesses.
Alice, her minions and bizarre narrative have always been a not-so-secret touchstone for ideas and revolt. This body of work harks back to an earlier show, opened by the then Premier, Don Dunstan wearing a black silk top hat. Then, as now, the works riffed on various ideas based on Tenniel’s illustrations of the Alice books. The pieces are intended as light and frivolous constructs in a troubled time. Mere diversions to amuse.’ Mark Thompson, artist.

The Madonna and Alice’s Pig
Glazed earthenware, gold lustre & gold leafed timber
60 x 43 cms
$8,000
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Waiting for Alice
Glazed earthenware & gold lustre
55 x 41 cms
$8,000
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The Mad Hatter at Tea
Glazed earthenware & gold lustre
42 cms ht.
$3,800
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The Hatter, Re-dressed
Glazed earthenware & gold lustre
34 x 20 cms
$2,500
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Off with Her Head Jug
Glazed earthenware & gold lustre
54 cms ht.
$5,000
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Drink Me
Glazed earthenware & gold lustre
29 x 32 cms
$2,800
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The Hookah-Smoking Caterpillar has Given you the Call…
Glazed earthenware & gold lustre
22 x 14 cms
$1,800
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Tenniel’s Door-mouse, in a Cup
Glazed earthenware & gold lustre
14 x 15 cms
$1,500
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Tenniel's Lawyer Owl
Glazed earthenware & gold lustre
37 x 20 cms
$2,800
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Tenniel’s Gryphon Teacup
Glazed earthenware & gold lustre
26 x 12 cms
$1,800
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Tenniel’s Lion Teacup
Glazed earthenware & gold lustre
25 x 16 cms
$2,000
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The Dodo, Dressed
Glazed earthenware & gold lustre
35 x 20 cms
$2,500
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The Dodo at the Edge of the World
Glazed earthenware & gold lustre
41 x 20 cms
$2,800
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The Rabbit Dressed before a Fall
Glazed earthenware & gold lustre
34 x 20 cms
$2,500
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The Pelican
Glazed earthenware & gold lustre
45 x 36 cms
$3,800
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Sideshow Alice
Polychromed terracotta
54 x 36 cms
$5,000
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Alice Tries it on…In a Teacup
Glazed earthenware & gold lustre
31 x 23 cms
$2,500
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Alice Misbehaving
Glazed earthenware & gold lustre
30 x 36 cms
$2,500
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Off to One-side
Glazed earthenware, ceramic decals & gold lustre
55 x 28 cms
$5,000
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A Lady Always Wears Shoes
Vitreous oxide & gold lustre
41 x 12 cms
$2,800
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A Question of Balance
Glazed earthenware, gold lustre & Carrara marble plinth
71 x 26 cms
$6,500
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Something is a Miss
Glazed earthenware & gold lustre
62 x 46 cms
$6,000
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At the End of the Day
Glazed earthenware & gold lustre
40 x 25 cms
$2,500
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On a Dark Horse
Oil on canvas
200 x 150 cms
$18,000
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The Peeper from Veronese's Villa Barbaro
Oil on canvas
200 x 130 cms
$16,000
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Elea Namatjira
Oil on canvas
200 x 136 cms
$16,000
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The Deposition and the Planet Lamp
Oil on canvas
145 x 190 cms
$17,000
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L'Ange
Pastel on handmade paper
145 x 110 cms
$12,000
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