The Golden Age Port Adelaide

Feature to this unique diptych (separate dual panels) painting are two historic luffing cranes from the maritime precinct of Port Adelaide, South Australia. The steel leviathans are painted directly on a recycled flour sack which connects directly to the history of these two structures and the once bustling port that thrived on trade and commerce. While much of that heritage has been lost the cranes remain a symbol of the past in a soon to be redeveloped tourist area.

The Golden Age is a genuine, one of a kind, never to be replicated original artwork painted on an authentic hessian flour sack. The recycled hessian has been carefully deconstructed and meticulously pieced back together before remounting on two stretched canvas frames and sealed with a polymer. Incorporated into the retro style artwork are elements from the original labelling giving the new image an historical resonance.

Stock room selection. Polymer sealed front and sides. Each panel is fixed with a wire on back with additional D-ring hooks 10cm down from top. Every effort has been made to colour match the digital files to original, however, please note artwork colours may vary on your device screen. Please note the combined canvas weight is close to 8 kgs

*The placing of artwork for in-situ photo may not be to exact scale and is only included as an approximate guide.

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Drew Harrison is an acrylic paint specialist from Adelaide, South Australia and started his career as an illustrator. As a contemporary artist, Drew employs a range of technical and artistic styles to explore an infinite set of ideas. It is a creative amalgamation which adds greater depth to the interpretation of a concept. This mantra encompasses an artistic journey that is neither fully formed or preordained and yet has a clear determination to provide a point of difference. The very nature of Drew’s artwork is set to confront the core ideal of what defines an artist simply by not following a predictable style.

Drew's work is often split into specific series examining connections across the complexities of human existence. Lives that are becoming increasingly characterized by fragmentation, provocation, and isolation. This allows him to indulge in storytelling with the aim of challenging individual viewpoints. An examination of humanity is often represented subliminally via mechanical and inanimate objects. Most interesting in his contemporary work is his use of hidden context, engaging the observer in the interpretive process.

Colour, shape, form and texture are strong hallmarks of his artwork, and the resultant paintings are defined by bold imagery that reflect numerous influences. From realism to expressionist and impressionist paintings, to pop art and beyond.

Drew remains an accomplished fine artist in the field of landscape and aviation/military art and has many prestigious national releases, including for the Royal Australian Air Force Centenary in 2021. He has exhibited in group exhibitions and his paintings are represented in private collections.

Those open to exploration will find artwork that stimulates the mind and engages.