BRIAN ROBINSON | '...and on the 6th day he created man' | Linocut printBrian Robinson is a multi skilled contemporary artist, whose practice includes painting, printmaking, sculpture and design. His approach to printmaking in both etching and linocut is linear in composition and appearance. These prints illustrate Brianss depth of connection to heritage paired with his aesthetic and intellectual exploration of Western art iconography in relation and connection to Torres Strait culture. His work has been widely collected

Robinson’s art reflects the tropical marine environment surrounding Waiben (Thursday Island) and the inhabitants of that environment

Far North Queensland and I am Yirrganydji (Cairns to Port Douglas) and Nughi (Stradbroke/Moreton Island) Aboriginal woman

Garry works across a range of media including sculpture

Beginning with the protagonist’s (referred to as ‘the King of Shitty’ or ‘King of Nails’) chronic illness

printed in black ink from one block

"Thuwathu means Rainbow Serpent in our language

Rita now lives with her husband and family on Kubin

JOEL SAM | 'Bu (trumpet shell)' | 2011 | Linocut Print | 60 x 80 cm

This grass is a ridged grass that also contains water the we would chew on when thirsty

techniques

Editioning printers: Elizabeth Hunter and Hannah Parker

Technically trained in fashion design