'Stralian Sun' (Unframed) Ed. 13 of 100

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Donovan Christie makes his statement by addressing the symbiotic relationship between man and manmade surroundings, objectifying and highlighting the purity of things that are often overlooked. Emerging as a teen graffiti artist, he learnt to look at his environment different from others, with an acute eye for detail. Donovan’s paintings can be seen as witty and simple at first; however much like real life, the more you look the more there is to be seen. These realistic depictions of our daily settings are a reminder to stand still and view our landscape from a different lens.

The self-taught artist has been selected as a finalist in several major art prizes including the Mosman, John Leslie Art Prize, the Waterhouse, the Kennedy and the Lethbridge 10000 just to name a few, in addition to becoming the Channel 9 Young Achiever of the Year for Arts and Fashion and most recently he won the Bluethumb Art Prize for landscape.