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Snapshots – ROA – HIC SVNT DRACONES – Backwoods Gallery / Guy Mathew’s Industrial

Snapshots – ROA – HIC SVNT DRACONES – Backwoods Gallery / Guy Mathew’s Industrial

David Russell and I were lucky enough to spend the last 2 weeks or so watching this incredible show evolve.

ROA arrived a few weeks ago now, and as soon as he did, like a Bower Bird, started collecting bits and pieces for his nest, or his canvases ;)

Just like Bower Birds to a blue object, David and myself were also magnetically drawn into the studio, spending every spare second there. Watching ROA work is not something you get to see every day – so we cherished every second.

Whilst amassing a smorgasbord of junk, old furniture, globes, glass, anything he could fit in a truck, ROA visited Healesville Sanctuary again (he spent 3 or 4 days there last time he was here) looking for inspiration for his upcoming show..

Each canvas and animal are in unity. The canvas being specially built to show case the animal and it’s insides, either skeleton, skin or intestines. ROA also created a number of amazing drawings, as usual insanely intricate in detail with obviously hours and hours of work going into every piece.

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If you’re in Melbourne and haven’t already checked out the exhibition and installation, get down ASAP. The show runs until the 19th of June – at Guy Mathew’s Industrial, 5 Easey St – Collingwood.

Thanks to David Russell for the great photos! 

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