Exaltation – Dogs looks to reflect upon the nature of canines as now mostly post-agrarian, domestic pets. Currently, these animals have obtained nigh-omnipresent popularity within internet cultures, and it is this popularity which Kennedy intends to wield as tool to prosper directly from. 

One cannot deny that domesticated dogs have been inherently connected to humanity’s prosperity for many millennia. Through a range of space-effective effigies, Kennedy creates a space which honours both their unabashed service to humanity in painted form, as well as their hopeful extortion of money from their owners. Thus returning these trusted beasts to a role more directly relating to humanity’s prosperity and in particular, to Kennedy’s.

Liam Kennedy is an artist and maker from Fremantle, Western Australia with work spanning painting (with a focus on small-scale, playful interiors), as well as furniture and object-making. 

A Bachelor of Arts (3D Design, 2013) from Curtin University, WA and a Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing/Management, 2011) from the University of Western Australia have both informed his approach to artistic practise, particularly in his contemplation of the liminal space between art and commerce.