FOCARE VI

Watercolour, Paper, Framed by Artist

46.5cm (W) x 60cm (H) x 2cm (D)

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Framed by Artist

A$400

Arrives 6–8 Aug

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Artwork Description

I tried to examine the “food clothing ads real estate” obsession consumers have. I am interested in the I wanted to examine “food clothings ads real estate” using a Pop sensibility. I am interested in the ways we message to each other on a commercial environment. I had a number of different series of panels and eventually decided to group them in a way that allowed me to communicate my ideas about consumer culture more succinctly, hence the FOCARE series came about.

Artist Bio

After getting a BA in 1985 I worked in various offices for 35 years before becoming a journalist. In 2022 I established the Eastern Suburbs Art Group with Simon Kahn and began making works, taking up watercolour in November. I participated in a group show ‘Colour as A Plot Device’ in August 2023 and had my own solo show ‘Media of Mass Psychology’ in November 2023.

Commissions

Matthew's studio is in Botany