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This piece was recently a finalist in the "Inside This Box" Art Prize 2026 at The Corner Store Gallery In Orange NSW.

This piece was made entirely from paper pieces and adhesive, zero paint.

The paper elements have been harvested from discarded or damaged books, junk mail, kids books, packaging materials, brochures and vintage magazines. Reusing materials that would otherwise be discarded to create something new.

This piece also features some gold and silver foil elements (taken from kids books) that catch the light and sparkle on different angles. The donut is also raised off the canvas via thick cardboard underneath to gives a 3d effect.

Sealed with three coats of gloss varnish, the artwork’s sleek, glass-like surface intensifies its depth and vibrancy.

This piece pops.

Thanks for checking it out. Cheers Darren

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Based near Wollongong on the NSW East Coast of Australia, Darren King is a multidisciplinary artist working across collage, printmaking, mixed media, and painting. Over the past five years, he has honed a distinctive visual language that merges traditional and contemporary techniques.

Trained in Fine Arts, cartooning, illustration, graphic design, and screen printing, King combines elements from each of these disciplines to create bold, textural, and visually engaging works. Since refocusing on original mixed media art in 2021, he has developed a particular passion for collage.

Working primarily with recycled and repurposed materials - including discarded magazines, junk mail, maps, paper bags, and vintage books—King transforms the everyday into vibrant, layered compositions. His art captures the beauty of the ordinary and evokes a playful nostalgia, celebrating the local, the joyous, the tasty or the long-forgotten.

King’s work has been featured on Selling Houses Australia (Annandale 2025), earned multiple art awards, and been exhibited in numerous group shows and art prizes.
His artworks are held in private collections worldwide.