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Trash

Oil, Wood, Ready to hang

30cm (W) x 30cm (H) x 2cm (D)

  • Original 路 Handmade
  • Signed by the artist
Luke Morgan Verified artist
Perth, Western Australia
9 works sold

A$330

Artwork Description

This work is part of an exploration into the theme of social control. Here the skip bins represent an attempt at order; a containment of waste, however this representation of order and social control has been vandalised with the graffiti acting as a symbol of chaos. The dichotomy of order and chaos, the push and pull.

Artist Bio

Luke Morgan is an artist and arts educator based in Western Australia. His work is mostly figurative in nature and encompasses a range of studio areas with a focus on oil painting, ceramic sculpture and relief printmaking. A reflection on the symbolism of journey and the significance of myth in the formation of identity, his practice is represented in compositions that comment on the uncertainty of 21st century life.

Recent work explores the concept of social control, using street signs as an external representation of the internal forms of control that we place upon ourselves. By combining portraiture, text and symbols of social control, themes of mental health and wellbeing are examined.