Shane Bonsujet
Searching for a thousand stars, 2024
Acrylic paint and oil pastel on canvas
Height 100 cm x Width 150 cm
Artwork is stretched and ready to hang & comes with certificate of authenticity
A contemporary landscape using mixed media on canvas. Inspired by my quest for adventure and discovery of new places and surroundings, this work has an intimate and playful nature to it. My naive style allows me a way to explore my curiosity of my environment that’s true to my playful and inquisitive nature and this shows in the works I create. I love how this painting is also symbolic of the journey we travel on in life and how there is beauty to be seen if we take the moments to look.
Artist Bio: Shane Bonsujet is a visual artist based and working out of his studio in Melbourne. Shanes art often draws on lived experiences and memories that explore themes of psychology, growth, empowerment and discovery forming a deep connection with viewers. Emotive, expressive, intuitive and playful, Shane's paintings are inspired by many influences such as the natural world, existentialism and philosophy that create a balance and duality between depth in concept and naïve appearance. Bold colours and expressive brushwork create an open dancefloor for curious mark making, patterns, naïve characters, symbols and motifs that balance abstraction and various other styles and references. Shanes paintings are held in public and private collections all over the country and internationally, and has been a finalist in various notable art prizes such as the Blacktown art prize, Fishers Ghost art prize, Hawkesbury art prize, Lethbridge 10,000 and exhibited in several exhibitions, group shows and art fairs.