The Exquisite Pirate (rauberromantik/octo/flag) — Sally Jane Smart

The exquisite pirate (Rauberromantik/octo/flag)

Explore 'The Exquisite Pirate' by Sally Jane Smart – a layered assemblage blending collage & abstract expressionism. A powerful meditation on identity & migration, this 2008 artwork is a must-see.


sally jane smart (1960)

Discover Sally Jane Smart's large-scale assemblage art exploring gender, culture & identity. An Australian contemporary artist known for innovative installations & impactful themes.

National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne, Australia)

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This painting forms part of The Exquisite Pirate, an ongoing project which Sally Smart began in 2004. Characterised by a complex accumulation of materials and references ranging from 1970s Feminist art, the Surrealist game of exquisite corpse and the collage and photomontage works of Dada artists such as Hannah Höch, The Exquisite Pirate project continues Smart’s career-long interest in the representation of feminine identity and centres on the female pirate as a metaphor for a range of contemporary issues including personal and social identity, cultural difference and the politics of immigration.Text © National Gallery of Victoria, Australia