Held
Wild Hearts. Bison.
Charcoal on French cotton paper
160 × 113 cm
$22,000 AUD
Protection takes Shape
One adult bison cradles their young, holding it within the shelter of its body.
The second draws close, completing the relationship.
Nothing has been drawn to create the heart.
It emerges through the way they come together
Protection becomes form.
Sculptural Presence
Charcoal becomes volume.
Though created entirely through drawing, Held is conceived as a physical form.
The adult bison curves around the young, while the second draws close, creating mass, balance and protection.
Light gives the forms weight.
Shadow gives them depth.
The drawing begins to feel less like an image of three bison and more like a single protective presence.
Scale
160 × 113 cm
Wild Hearts originals are created at museum scale so the work can be encountered rather than simply viewed.
At full size, the relationship between the animals becomes physical.
The drawing occupies space.
The scale creates presence.
Look closer
At distance, Held resolves into one quiet form.
Closer, the surface breaks apart into fur, texture, shadow and individual charcoal marks.
The work rewards time.
What first appears simple becomes increasingly intricate the longer it is seen.
The Material
Charcoal on French cotton paper
Held is drawn on museum-grade French cotton paper selected for its ability to hold fine marks, subtle tonal transitions and the density of charcoal required to build the forms.
The white of the paper remains visible throughout the work.
It is not background.
It is part of the composition.
The Original
Held
Unique original
160 × 113 cm
Charcoal on French cotton paper
Signed by Rob Harris & Georgia Harris
$22,000 AUD
Limited Edition
A strictly limited edition of Held is available for collectors who wish to own the work without acquiring the unique original.
Each edition is produced on museum-grade paper, signed and numbered by both artists, and accompanied by collector documentation.
Wild Hearts
Held is one work within an evolving series of fifteen.
Each work explores a different expression of connection, protection and belonging through the physical relationship between animals.
