THE REST IS SILENCE - DEATH BE KIND

This work, Undead Drover, completed last year as part of a residency at Fremantle Art Centre, has been selected to be part of an exhibition examining the use of skulls as a motif at Death Be Kind, 134 Lygon St, East Brunswick, Melbourne. The work is 91 x 101cm.

On show until December 11.

More details here - http://www.deathbekind.com/

CITY OF WHYALLA ART PRIZE FINALIST

This work, Face, has been included in the selection of finalists for this year's City of Whyalla Art Prize. The work is 91 x 101cm.

TENNANT CREEK MURAL WORKSHOPS VID

Here's a little vid from the last part of my recent Top End tour...

TOP END TOUR 2011 - PART 10

The final stage of my Top End work was two and a half week stint working in Tennant Creek. This was organised by Barkly Regional Arts, with funding from the Coca Cola Foundation. During my stay I worked primarily with groups from the Tennant Creek High School as well as sessions with STEPS training and Youthlinx. I worked closely with Tristan Duggie, a young local teacher and artist to train him in stencil and mural processes. Together with the other participants we were able to complete a number of murals in the town, adding a whole bunch of colour and vibrancy.

The project also included Adelaide artist Nish Cash working in the community for a similar period of time. Here are some shots of an impromptu collaborative wall that we painted together. Big thanks goes out to George and Efsta from the Tennant Creek Emporium who donated wall space to the project.

TOP END TOUR 2011 - PART 9

One of the outcomes of the workshops was a snake mural painted just off of the main drag of Tennant Creek. We were fortunate to have a smaller wall at the rear of STEPS training centre to be able to do a little test run. Here are some shots taken during development, some of the wall painting process and a shot of the otherwise drab beginnings of the site.

TOP END TOUR 2011 - PART 8

Here are some shots of the completed snake mural..

TOP END TOUR 2011 - PART 7

One of the major outcomes for the Tennant Creek High School Group was a mural for the exterior of the local swimming pool. The underwater theme was an easy choice. We also completed a smaller scale version of this mural at the High School as a bit of a warm up.

Here are some action shots.

TOP END TOUR 2011 - PART 6

This is the completed Tennant Creek Pool mural...

TOP END TOUR 2011 - PART 5

During a few short after school sessions Benzo and I got a handful of enthusiastic kids to paint up a new drop in centre in Yirrkala, just out of Nhulunbuy, on the Northeast corner of Arnhem Land. Scroll down to see a couple of shots of the building before its makeover. Big thanks goes out to all the mob at East Arnhem Shire Council, Yirrkala Craft Shop and all of the local community for their support.

TOP END TOUR 2011 - PART 4

A few shots of the finished building...