The first time I saw this local Melbourne artist's work- mainly prints on paper- I was struck by their dark humor.. Take loveable family pets- dogs, cats, bunnies- and turn them into tattooed thugs, goths, or social outcasts with names like "Floyd" and "dally-boy." I have a copy of "Slim" (middle pic) and, hung at eye level, found him quite disturbing at 3 in the morning and even found myself having a chat with him one night about how we were all on the same side.. (lactation and sleep deprivation does very strange things to one's mind)- Maybe you just have to be a bit strange to appreciate this artist, or maybe the work speaks to one's inner thug, lurking inside the cuddly exterior..
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