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During those years I also found a form of expression through sculpture working in a variety of media but a real breakthrough came in a series of character based chairs. These whimsical pieces allowed me to start a collaboration of skill and communication. Currently painting is the discipline that gives me the greatest opportunity to tell a story and as a visual artist I draw a lot of inspiration from books, poetry and music. I collect quotes I read and use them as a source of narrative to paint. However, I do like to make a social comment, I see so much discontent and conflict around me that I am inspired to use my skills to return this message. In my paintings I use large figurative stencils; usually photographs of friends or ordinary people in public places transformed by scale, colour, folklore and framing, depicting those very issues that would otherwise be taken for granted. Influences for me are our current social commentators such as Nick Cave, Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei and cutting edge Graff artist Ron English. Further to this I reference Francis Bacon and heed to the philosophies of the Dada movement. David Derrin's CV b. July 1951, Gosford, New South Wales Biography and Awards 1979 Fine Furniture Maker 1988 Australian Small Business Award 1993 Adventures in Wood, Peoples Choice Prize 1999 TAFE lecturer, Woodcraft, level 1 & level 2 2003 Certificate 3, Commercial Cookery, Swan TAFE Bentley 2007 Certificate 3, Visual Art & Contemporary Craft, Albany TAFE 2007 Inspirations in Wood, First Place Furniture 2008 Certificate 4, Visual Art & Contemporary Craft, Albany TAFE 2009 Albany Centennial Art Prize, Best Mixed Media Painting Exhibitions 2009 Glyphs, Hidden and Forbidden, Wood Works Gallery Western Australia 2009 Southern Lights, Old Bakery Gallery, Maylands Western Australia 2009 Art in the Park, Porongurup, Western Australia 2009 Centennial Art Prize, Albany, Western Australia 2009 Inspirations in Wood, Denmark, Western Australia 2008 It’s About Time, Old Bakery Gallery, Maylands, Western Australia 2008 Dats Art, Southern Arts & Craft Trail, Denmark, Western Australia 2008 Centennial Art Prize, Albany, Western Australia 2008 Art in the Park, Porongurup, Western Australia 2008 View point, Extracting the Essence, Albany, Western Australia 2007 Adventures in Wood, Arts & Craft Trail, Albany, Western Australia 2007 Art in the Park, Porongurup, Western Australia 2007 Inspirations in Wood, Denmark Western Australia 2006 Our Selection, Old Bakery Gallery, Maylands, Western Australia 2006 Excellence in Woodwork, Denmark, Western Australia 2006 Art in the Park, Porongurup, Western Australia 2005 Art in the Park, Porongurup, Western Australia 1999 Adventures in Wood, Albany, Western Australia 1993 Adventures in Wood, Albany, Western Australia 1988 Window on Wood, Perth, Western Australia 1984 Festival Craft ‘84, Perth, Western Australia 1983 Craftsman of the Year Awards, York, Western Australia 1983 Workers in Wood, Fremantle, Western Australia 1982 Art Extraordinaire, Bunbury, Western Australia 1980 Bridgetown Art Fair, Bridgetown, Western Australia 1979 Cowaramup Community Fair, Cowaramup, Western Australia
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