Feral Deer as Masters George William Miss Harriet Ware with Jamie Ware by Robert Downing 1856

Ships in two weeks. This piece starts in the genre of a popular traditional Australian Colonial artwork by Robert Downing from 1857, titled 'Masters George William Miss Harriet Ware with Jamie Ware.' I've moved the painting from a portrait group into the digital space and used the Surrealist methodology of manipulation to give meaning and context to ideas of identity, nationality, belonging, immigration and citizenship, as well as the environmental impact of migration. The group is replaced by a feral deer balloon animal, paying homage to Jeff Koons, an artist who explores the meaning of art in a media-saturated era, by referring to his popular balloon animal works from 1995-2010.

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I grew up and studied Fine Art in beautiful Cape Town. I’ve lived in Paris and London before immigrating to Perth. I am a descendant of survivors of the Pogroms of Eastern Europe. Immigration, a sense of belonging, cultural heritage, colonialism and our impact on my environment are ideas that I explore in my work. I was inspired by ‘Feral Camel’ by Doreen Chapman at the Blacklight exhibition at AGWA to start a series of Ferals.