December 4, 2022
Here, I paint over commissioned reproduction of a work by the beloved Heidelberg artist David Davies (“Nocturne, Templestowe ” 1896) – adding in our awkwardly posing monster, encroaching suburbs and a hellishly bright convenience store.
“Up All Night, Templestowe” is about monsters in the landscape, in history and in society.
It is painted on an existing landscape – filled with beauty and romanticism – and relegates it to being just a background. Historically, culturally and visually this colonial “background” haunts and guides us.
50cm x 65cmAcrylic on existing painted canvas
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