Oil on canvas, stretched and ready to hang.
Signed on the back.
Impasto abstract composition directly referencing the distinctive colours and patterns of the stretched surface - the humble canvas awning.
The use of this fabric, so ubiquitous of the Australian suburbs, reflects my interest in symbols, cultural signifiers and iconography relating to identity. I'm attracted to the nostalgic quality and histories encoded within such patterns.
A painting and artefact in one.