A trip to Kakadu National Park changed everything for Melbourne born artist , David Weir.
Instantly ,struck by the dramatic landscape, unchanged and constantly inhabited by the Aboriginal people, Weir moved to live and work in Kakadu National Park ,Northern Territory for 7 years.
From Aboriginal Rock Art, the Culture and Sacred Stories behind it, Weir began to draw, to explore the very different path his life was taking, and painting became his key form of expression.
Central to his learning was his mentor, the late Bill Niedjie , Senior Traditional Elder for Kakaduβs Gagudju people, spokesperson, author and poet, with whom the artist formed a close bond.
The experience has had a profound effect on his life, which he has committed to the pursuit of his art.
2003 Weir moved to New Zealand for 9 years, and exposed in OrexArt Gallery. Weir was granted for a commission of more than 350 original pieces, drawing and paintings for the Crown Plaza in Auckland NZ.
Weir uses Inks and Acrylics, with influences from contemporary painters such as Pierre Soulages, Franz Kline, Ian Fairweather, and Antonio TΓ pies.Weirβs work is a continuing journey that expresses his relationship with the feeling and power of the land.
