A dark tower looms over a pale‚ turbulent sea. A lone figure stands in opposition. This figure is taken from Friedrich\'s \'Wanderer Above the Mists\'. This is a visually busy painting. The sky includes painted dinosaur skulls‚ text and found material‚ spatters of paint and overlapping layers of whites‚ browns‚ blues and blacks. The dark tower may represent industry‚ corruption‚ authority or control‚ while the lone figure‚ taken from one of the most famous works of Romanticism‚ is the brave representative of humanity.
The Sleep of Reason
Artwork Details
Medium | Mixed Media (Requires Framing) |
Dimensions | 35.4in (W) x 47.2in (H) x 0.5in (D) |
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Artist Bio
Painter from the Blue Mountains. I've had paintings in the Sulman Prize 2012‚ Mosman Prize 2012‚ Calleen Art Prize 2013‚ Gallipoli Art Prize 2014 & 2016, Gosford Art Prize 2018 & 2018, the ANL Maritime Art Prize 2018 and the 2019 Hawkesbury Art Prize (winner). In the last nine years I've had a lot of success with abstract paintings, drawing inspiration from the covers of 'Popular Penguin' paperback books, from the classic Monopoly board, Uno cards, and other pop culture icons. The paintings are distorted representations of the subject matter, transformed with thick brushstrokes and often random lettering, retaining the essence of the original but also becoming something new. I have had sell out shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Singapore. My art has been featured in Art Edit magazine, The Grand Designs Australia Sourcebook and the Financial Review. PLEASE NOTE - commissions now closed for 2024. Thank you!