This original print was selected and displayed at the Omnia Art Prize 2022 – one of Australia's premier contemporary art awards and exhibitions.
Original limited edition print.
Edition #7/15.
Signed and numbered by the artist.
Print size: 50cm(W) x 70cm(H). Image size: approx 38cm(W) x 50cm(H).
Medium: Premium archival ink on Hanno Art Plus - Silk, bright white paper. 200 gsm.
This piece belongs to the 'neon_ghetto_flux' collection of works produced in 2022. Titled 'tokyo_sunrinse' it summarises the stereotypical elements we pin on places, people and society – especially Japan. The work is an outsiders view of modern Japan – bright lights, in your face experiences, strange awakenings, etc... Nothing seems normal but yet it is.
"The work is simply a combination of all the available techniques that I had at the time; with some imagination thrown in. It came, more or less, as an after thought to another earlier series of works regarding Japan. I thought it looked cool – and then I created the neon_ghetto_flux group of works. Works with bold vivid colours"
So why print?
"I've always enjoyed the history of two-dimensional styles of Japanese art. Also, working in 2D provides me with a challenge – colour, space and overlays to create life, but still being mindful of 'flatness'. I'm very conscious of achieving colour perfection on paper, how ink interacts with the stock, analysing printing techniques and the results. It's 'all' part of the art."