Made in Australia

The series began with the idea that Australia did not create enough pop art or more precisely, pop art lino prints. But why should I be original? Why can’t I be non-original? - Andy Warhol, 1963. Pop was one of the defining art movements of the 20th century. Pop elevated popular culture to the level of fine art. Simple bright coloured bold images derived from mass entertainment and consumerism entered the art galleries and museums. These institutions had previously only worshiped at the altar of high art. For many this new art was a shocking betrayal of high cultural values, for others it was a liberating encounter with the world that people actually lived in. Made in Australia is a series of multi-plate lino prints created in a post pop style. International Pop, Modernism, local cultural, conspiracy theories, politcal and environmental references are juxtaposed in a colourful and irreverent way. This series of prints both hopes to add to the confusion and be a part of the conversation about what is quintessentially Australian. In reality it is just a collection images based on ideas I thought were interesting at the time. I have also tried to borrow images and be non-original.