Lot 181

Estimate $550-650

Arts Project Australian Inc Studio Cathy Staughton Samsung Galaxy S8 + Yes Optus is characteristic of Staughton's distinct style, and references her fascination with and deep appreciation of technological forms of communication.

A prolific and accomplished artist, Cathy Staughton's distinctive personal style speaks volumes through her clear, quick and direct way of working; her paintings and drawings acting as a barometer for her happiness, sadness, dreams and desires. Symbolic characters such as robots and saintly figures embellished with her vivid and idiosyncratic imagination appear time and again, often reflecting a distinct good-bad dichotomy. The artist also maintains a life-long fascination with Luna Park due to family connections and endless childhood memories. Overtones of humour, pathos and nostalgia endow her work with gravitas.

Staughton has worked in the Arts Project Australia studio since 1989. She has had four solo exhibitions at Arts Project ('Cathy Staughton's Wondrous Imaginarium', 2013; 'Cathy Staughton Solo', 2010; 'Good Dream – Bad Dream', 2000; and 'Danse Macabre', 1998) as well as a solo exhibition at MADMusée, Liège, Belgium in 2002. Staughton has also exhibited in numerous group exhibitions including 'Melbourne Art Fair', Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne; 'Renegades: Outsider Art', KickArts Contemporary Arts, Cairns; and 'Exhibition #4', Museum of Everything, London. Her work is held in the MADMusée's collection.

Condition: Backed and wrapped for protection.

*Shipping and framing are an additional cost.

© Copyright the artist
Represented by Arts Project Australia, Melbourne