around the world as well as commissions from companies like Hermes. If you haven’t heard of him then you should. His work ranges from amazing realist paintings and sculptures of horses, to his expressions of his love of luxury as well as the narcissism that comes with it.
Born in Brisbane in 1974 before growing up on the Gold Coast, Michael has said he drew everyday of his childhood, so it’s no wonder he graduated from Queensland College of Art with a Bachelor of Visual Arts in 1996. Within ten years of graduating, Michael was winning International arts competitions, as well as doing residencies in Milan and Barcelona, on top of showings in Paris, Hong Kong New York - ‘OH MY’. Pretty amazing if you consider that most artists spend their whole careers trying to get just a glimpse of this kind of acknowledgment, let alone achieving it at the beginning of their career. Don’t get me wrong, Australia has also proudly embraced and bragged about this local boy made good. Michael’s works, on top of being owned by numerous private art collectors, are owned by numerous prestigious art galleries such as The
National Gallery Of Australia, Queensland Art Gallery, University Of Queensland Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery, and Tasmanian Museum and Gallery just in Australia alone.
This Oil on Board Painting is a self portrait call ' Narcissus' 2005
' Man' Oil on Canvas 210x167 cm painted in 2009
' Falling August' 2006, charcoal on paper, 123 x 86cm
Winning is Easy, Bronze sculpture, 2009
' Forever' Oil On Board, 18x28cm 2005
Oh, and I just have to put this picture of me with the man himself at the 2009 IMA Christmas Party. This was the first time I had met him (I've caught up with him several times since this night) and I'm really working hard on not acting like the giggly school girl who’s in too much in awe to say anything!
This is a fab mini documentary I found called 'The Good Son' that recorded his preparations for an exhibition of fine drawings to be shown on the Gold Coast.
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