John Daniels—DISCONNECTED
28 Apr 2021 – 11 May 2021
Location: Cato Gallery
Inspired by seeing people in Melbourne city going about their business, absorbed in their own world and disconnected from those around them.
I don't want to blow the viewer away with a grand canvas; instead, draw them in to examine the detail and the story—which is manufactured. I aim for realism, but the picture is composed from various photos, put together like a Photoshop. There's a bit of John Brack and Jeffrey Smart, but not intended. If not specifically about disconnectedness, the work will have a social comment or an irony, sometimes with obscure meanings.
Banner image: 'Push down, Push on' oil by John Daniels. Highly Commended Award, VAS Winter Exhibition 2019.
Acknowledgment of traditional owners.
We would like to pay our respects to the traditional owners of the land on which our building stands, their leaders, past, present and emerging.