Lot 6

Viridian press, Victoria
Private collection, Victoria

Butler, R., Printed Images by Australian Artists 1942-2020, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2021, p. 350 (illus., another example)

Other examples of this print are held in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; and The British Museum, London.

Savanhdary Vongpoothorn's 'Timbre III' captures the artist's signature fusion of Eastern and Western traditions, inspired by her Laotian heritage and Buddhist spirituality. Using delicate, rhythmic lines, she creates a visual meditation on sound, texture, and light. The etched surface is carefully worked, with tonal shifts that evoke both musical vibrations and the tactile feel of silk weaving, an art form central to her cultural roots. Vongpoothorn's refined technique, combined with her sensitivity to material and space, invites viewers to explore the piece's contemplative depth, where abstraction becomes a spiritual and cultural dialogue grounded in harmony and subtlety.