Order and Chaos

An expressive, painterly reinterpretation of a classic Pelican book cover. The title of the book was the stimulus for the artwork - geometric shapes dissolving into anarchic forms. The original Pelican books from the 1970s were masterpieces of design and brought scholarly works on a vast range of subjects to the general public. The title of this painting is a real book, but the artwork is my own. It's a format I like, allowing me to expand upon my 'book covers' series in multiple directions.

The painting’s surface is textured, the result of multiple layers of thick and dripping paint. The sides of the canvas are painted, and it is ready to hang without needing to be framed.

A celebration of the original 70s design, and of bold, energetic abstract painting.

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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!