Chaos

I was out on a roadtrip recently and saw some vintage Michelin Man signs at a service station, and instantly knew I had to paint him. As always with this kind of pop imagery, I wanted to subvert the original in a humorous or surrealistic way. My version of the Michelin Man is still a cheery figure, but he's pushing a burning tire and is underlined by the word CHAOS, suggesting fresh and strange new meanings.

The surface of the painting is quite textured, and is built up of multiple layers of paint. The sides of the canvas are painted, and it's ready to be hung without framing. The painting has a glossy varnish.

A colourful pop art image that will look great on any wall!

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Painter from the Blue Mountains. I've had paintings in the Sulman Prize 2012‚ Mosman Prize 2012‚ Calleen Art Prize 2013‚ Gallipoli Art Prize 2014 & 2016, Gosford Art Prize 2018 & 2018, the ANL Maritime Art Prize 2018 and the 2019 Hawkesbury Art Prize (winner). In the last nine years I've had a lot of success with abstract paintings, drawing inspiration from the covers of 'Popular Penguin' paperback books, from the classic Monopoly board, Uno cards, and other pop culture icons. The paintings are distorted representations of the subject matter, transformed with thick brushstrokes and often random lettering, retaining the essence of the original but also becoming something new. I have had sell out shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Singapore. My art has been featured in Art Edit magazine, The Grand Designs Australia Sourcebook and the Financial Review. PLEASE NOTE - commissions now closed for 2024. Thank you!