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Darren King
Somewhere, 2023
Paper collage and acrylic paint
Height 74.5 cm x Width 125 cm
Artwork is stretched and ready to hang & comes with a certificate of authenticity
Starting Bid: $1,100
Loosely inspired by an old painting by Philip Wilson Steer titled Beach at Étaples.
This piece has been created using a combination of paint and collage. Most of the collage elements are largely covered with paint, resulting in a heavily layered, textured surface.
A wire is fitted on the back, so it’s ready to hang. Two coats of gloss varnish will be applied to protect the artwork, with the gloss finish enhancing the colour and bringing out the finer details in the piece.
The edges are painted, making it ready to go straight on your wall.
Thanks for checking it out.
Artist Bio: Based near Wollongong on the NSW South Coast artist Darren has been honing his skills in collage, printmaking, mixed media and painting for the past 10+ years.
King's work is heavily influenced by pop art and drenched in nostalgia. Creating artwork that celebrates the local, the joyous, the small-scale, the tasty, the abandoned and the ordinary.
Darren’s focus prior to rediscovering his love of painting/printmaking in his 40’s was primarily spent building his printing, graphic design business and family life.
Trained in Fine Arts, cartooning, illustration, graphic design and screen printing, his work attempts to fuse elements from each of these practices.
After recently rediscovering collage, Darren King now creates a selection of paintings entirely made from recycled paper. Discarded magazines, junk mail, maps, paper bags and old books are all harvested for interesting pieces to create original, vibrant, textural artworks.
In recent years Darren King's work has been exhibited and sold throughout Australia and internationally.
Dimensions:
74.5 cm x 125 cm