Gong Fu 40 - Print Dimensions:112cm (H) x 110cm (W) and his disdain for the

and his disdain for the law

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John Olsen was first inspired by culinary culture when he travelled to Europe in the late fifties

Adam Cullen completed an Australia Council residency in Barcelona in 2007

The threat is always beyond the frame of the painting – the viewer is left to imagine the danger

Gong Fu 40 - Print Dimensions:112cm (H) x 110cm (W) and his disdain for theFollowing an intense period of self reflection, the artist describes how he wanted to lift himself to a cheerier state by painting buoyant, happily themed works. In the Kung Fu Series, the artist plays with the regalia of the Chinese warrior as a visual motif. Yet at the heart of these paintings is a wariness, or preparation for self defense. The figures stand guarded, ready for a fight. The threat is always beyond the frame of the painting the viewer