Ned Kelly

“Ned Kelly” painting by Max Horst transcends mere portraiture. It’s a meditation on identity, defiance, and the blurred line between hero and outlaw. Max Horst Sokolowski invites us to step into the bushranger’s boots, feel the weight of armor, and confront our own legends.

This artwork beckons us to explore history’s shadows, where myths collide with reality. Whether you’re drawn to Kelly’s story or the artist’s interpretation, this canvas holds more than meets the eye.

Feel free to immerse yourself further in Max Horst Sokolowski’s brushstrokes—I’m sure you’ll discover layers waiting to be unraveled!

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I am full-time contemporary Australian painter having completed a Master Degree at the European Academy of Arts in 1997. I generally paint under the name "Max Horst". Exploring the nature of people and the relationships between them, my paintings are very often short stories of small,daily moments of life. I distill these relationships through simplified forms and shapes, developing my own code of symbols - a code which is constantly changing and developing over time.In my quest for simplicity and honesty I draw much of my inspiration from cave paintings and naive art, “because I find them very honest as a form of art”.Using oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, I may mix them with drawing techniques. Natural pigments of earth colors are the base of my palette. With an intuitive preoccupation with color, form and line my work belies a carefully considered composition and an appreciation of the nature of human interaction.