Silhouette 1

This original piece was created using paint, screen print and collage. Collaged elements were added to the black painted male face profile to add texture, colour and depth. There are small areas of silver foil within the piece which pick up the light when viewed from an angle.

Most of the collage elements are taken from my screen printed experiments produced over the years, cut up, layered and reassembled to enhance this piece. The layering creates a texture impossible to obtain with just paint alone. Recycled magazine clippings have also been added. Resulting in a small colourful heavily layered, one of a kind piece.

The piece is on stretched wooden frame. It has a wire at the back and is ready to hang. 2 coats of gloss varnish have also been applied to protect the artwork. The gloss varnish gives the work a glassy finish and really brings out all the intricate details in the work.

The edges are painted so it is ready for your wall, or you may wish to frame the piece directly after purchase through the excellent Bluethumb options. 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.