As I travelled towards Duthie Park in Blackall, a decrepit tree seemed to call me as it had a story to tell. I was propelled to take a closer look and I found the textures, the shapes and colours were asking to be painted. The tree tells his own story and I had the privilege of using him for my inspiration.
Oil on canvas 80 X 40 cm.
Graffiti is ubiquitous, appearing as seemingly meaningless scrawl displaying nothing except self interest to the untrained eye. This reflects in destruction of the natural landscape as concrete monstrosities annihilate everything in sight in the interests of man’s progress. Governments maintain their anti-graffiti stance by wasting millions of dollars on graffiti removal and the media propaganda machine continues to publish a one sided bias. The civilians are not convinced. Splashes of paint encroach on the drab city architecture, reminding us there is something else, walking amongst the people leaving messages for the interested mind. Unlike advertising, graffiti is art for arts sake not capiltalism. Please note no animals were harmed in the production of this graffiti.
Acrylic on canvas 60 X 30cm.
Whilst in Tassie last year, I was privileged to experience an early morning guided tour of the Village of Lower Crackpot. The mazes and humorous signs at Tasmazia are well worth checking out, especially “The Village of Lower Crackpot”. I managed to take a photo of a rainbow from the village inspiring this acrylic on canvas 30 X 60 cm.
Finalist in Redland Art Awards 2010.
Amongst the natural environment new forms emerge from the underground just as I have in my journey as an artist. It appears that the lettering form may have existed for some time or is it alien to this environment? Questions of co-existence are asked in this unlikely but compatible subject matter. Acrylic on canvas 80 X 40 cm.
I had the opportunity to complete a fine art demonstration live infront of a 500+ audience at Cantebury College’s fundraising event Starry Starry Night in Neon. There was loads of entertainment and performances including plenty of neon glowing illuminated students, parents and corporate sponsors.
Mt Roland captures some of Tasmania’s inspiring natural beauty. During my stay in Sheffield the mountain spoke to me, it compelled to create an artwork feeding from the energy of rock formations existing amongst the rolling hills. I envisage this scenery evolving over time continually moulded by the forces of nature in action. Maybe new rocks will emerge from this dynamic sculptural expanse.
Acrylic on canvas 80 X 40cm.
Welcome to the New Aerograffix Website. I've been working long and hard to bring you this, the latest incarnation of Aerograffix's online folio. There's plenty of new works and hopefully a good taste to show a variety styles and mediums.
I've been keeping busy with murals, regional projects and putting some serious time into new works on canvas. From the Underground is one of a new body of works using acrylics on smaller sized canvas. It combines my love of urban art and landscapes, maybe they can co-exist? This is a theme I have been exploring over the past couple of years, a new direction for me....Enjoy Sauce!
