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TYROWN WAIGANA
MORALITY ISN'T RELEVANT
07 JULY 2021 - 24 JULY 2021
GALLERY 2
Tyrown Waigana, 'Traffic Jam, Its Not Spreadable' 2021, polymer clay, painted in acrylic with a steel and aluminium frame, 270mm x 250mm x 180mm.

Morality isn’t relevant features paintings, sculptures and illustrations. 

The content pushes the conceptual understanding of things and uses made up myths as a catalyst into the work. It also uses humour to disarm the ridiculous notions made in these creations and brings it back to an idea that is palatable. 

These works also display the depths on my practice and encompass my technical ability. The paintings are about exploration, creating in the moment and pushing the boundaries of the medium. The sculptures bring the work in to a 3D space and adds the physical quality to the work. The illustrations are technical executions of the weird and wonderful.

This exhibition attempts to remind people they are small in the best way possible. You a spec, on a dot whizzing through nothing, that doesn’t mean nothing matters but it does mean nothing matters and in the same way it can mean everything things. “Figure this out for yourself I’m just an artist.

My name is Tyrown Waigana I am Wandandi Noongar (Aboriginal) and Ait Koedhal (Torres Strait Islander) multidisciplinary artist and graphic designer. My practice includes painting, illustration, sculpture, animation and graphic design. 

As an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander graphic designer many of my clients approach me for high quality, culturally appropriate and indigenous centred design.  

My paintings and sculpture are about expressing myself freely. These works are expressive and abstract pieces that explores fantasy and surreal concepts. 

The animations and illustration begin to delve my desire to tell a story. My animations are short clips that looks at observational, satirical, puns and surreal humour. Illustration allows me to create comic and picture books.