In 2018 before and throughout the pandemic period, I commenced a series of paintings that pays homage to the guitar and accessories used in rock music. During a time when I personally felt constrained due to health problems and then as part of the community because of the stifling effect of pandemic lockdowns and mask-wearing, I turned to the noise of an electric guitar as a vehicle to be heard. I guess the electric guitar became a beacon of communication to me like the pot and pan-clanging percussion sessions in the cities across Italy during their pandemic lockdowns.
To me, the image of the guitar and its image as a liberating pop icon became a great distraction from the continual periods of lockdown experienced in Melbourne, Australia.
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#1 Circulation Of Sound
Acrylic on card, 2019-2020
#2 Strung Out – Vibrating D String
Acrylic on canvas paper, commenced 2019-2020
#3 Activate The Fuzz Pedal
Acrylic on paper, commenced 2018
#4 From Above And Below. Hear It Coming
Acrylic on fiber paper, 2020
#5 Satellite Of Sound. Transforming Kids From Nappies To Teenagers
Acrylic on canvas paper, 2018-2020
#6 On The High Wire (Down At St Kilda, Melbourne)
Acrylic on canvas paper, 2021
#7 Shaking The Field
Acrylic on fiber paper, 2021 – 22
#8 Organic Riff
Acrylic on fiber paper, 2021
#9 Bait
Acrylic on fiber paper, 2020
#10 The Guitar Gently Weeps With A Soft Hand
Acrylic on fiber paper, 2020
#11 Possession No 1
Acrylic on fiber paper, 2019 – 2020
#12 Sono Circumiecto (Zuma, Surround Me)
Pencil sketch, 2020
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