Cullen, Adam: Scars Last Longer (New

Cullen, Adam: Scars Last Longer (New

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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Ingrid Perez

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 112


Adam Cullen wasted little time in making an impact on the Australian art world. In art school he endured a performance piece that entailed chaining a rotting pig's head to his ankle, suitably appalling his teachers and other students, and earning him the tag of enfant terrible. He was already well established as a Sydney grunge artist when he won the Archibald Prize for his portrait of actor David Wenham in 2000, raising yet more hackles among the more conservative members of the Australian art world. He is also the co-author of children's books by comedian Chopper Reid. However, the perceptive text by Ingrid Perez refutes and goes far beyond the bad boy image, revealing an artist of extraordinary skill and sensitivity. As Perez notes, 'Dead cats, bloodied roos, inflatable men and headless women, Sydney painter Adam Cullen likes to conjure up the elements of a place called "Loserville", pipe in some lounge music and depart the scene, but not for anywhere better.'
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Ingrid Perez

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 112


Adam Cullen wasted little time in making an impact on the Australian art world. In art school he endured a performance piece that entailed chaining a rotting pig's head to his ankle, suitably appalling his teachers and other students, and earning him the tag of enfant terrible. He was already well established as a Sydney grunge artist when he won the Archibald Prize for his portrait of actor David Wenham in 2000, raising yet more hackles among the more conservative members of the Australian art world. He is also the co-author of children's books by comedian Chopper Reid. However, the perceptive text by Ingrid Perez refutes and goes far beyond the bad boy image, revealing an artist of extraordinary skill and sensitivity. As Perez notes, 'Dead cats, bloodied roos, inflatable men and headless women, Sydney painter Adam Cullen likes to conjure up the elements of a place called "Loserville", pipe in some lounge music and depart the scene, but not for anywhere better.'