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He believed that the rural and suburbian culture of Australia influenced its art. Known for his airbrushed paintings of Houses , Architecture and suburbia. He discovered art when he was 15 years old, seeing an exhibition of the works of Sidney Nolan . He was first exhibited when he was 24 at Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne, in 1975. In 1982 he painted a Tram for the Victorian Ministry of the arts. He collaborated with Juan Davila for an exhibition called Blue Chip Instant Decorator in 1991, at Tolarno Galleries in South Yarra. His exhibition called ''Fabricated Rooms'' with a 15 metre multipaneled series, was on display at the Art Gallery Of New South Wales between 1997 and 1998. His work was shown at the 1998 Biennale of Sydney, as well as international shows in Korea , Singapore and Germany . He painted a colourful airbrushed portrait of musician Nick Cave in 1999 which is in the Collection of the National Portrait Gallery , having known him during the 1970s. He had an exhibition at the 1999 Venice Biennale although he died six weeks after it opened. Shortly before he died he had travelled to London to plan an album cover for Nick Cave, then to Las Vegas where he married his long time partner, and returned to Melbourne, where he died on July 22 or 23, 1999. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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