Painting by Ben Tankard 735 Artworks Sold

Very Stable Genius

Acrylic, Canvas, Ready to hang

46cm (W) x 46cm (H) x 3cm (D)

Certificate of Authenticity Included
A$600

Artwork Description

I’ve been wanting to paint Skeletor for a while - I grew up in the eighties, and He Man and his buddies were a big cultural influence. I love Skeletor because he just wallows in his cartoonish evil, something that also fits a recent US politician.

The sides of the canvas are painted black, and the whole thing is sealed with a gloss varnish. It’s ready to hang without needing to be framed.

Curse you, He-Man!!!!

Artist Bio

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!