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Macho series

2015-2016

American author, columnist and presidential speechwriter William Safire (1929-2009) defined machismo, from the Spanish “macho” (male), as referring to the “condescension of the swaggering male; the trappings of manliness used to dominate women and keep them 'in their place.'” (Safire's new political dictionary: The definitive guide to the new language of politics, Random House, 1993, p 427.) In these works I have used found objects such as discarded screws and nails, as well as shiny metallic paints reminiscent of the bodywork of the customised cars favoured by young men. The paintings explore both the outlook of the macho male and the effects on the females they attract or encounter.

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  • Macho Boy, 2015,
    acrylic and found objects on wood panel,
    645mm (H) x 950mm (W)
    (Private Collection,,,)

  • Box of Memories, 2016,
    wooden box, acrylic and found objects,
    198mm (H) x 245mm (W) x 184mm (D)

  • We’re the Same, 2016, (diptych),
    acrylic and found objects on wood panel,
    [left] 980mm (H) x 662mm (W);
    [right] 958mm (H) x 660mm (W)

  • Messy Business, 2016,
    acrylic and found objects on wood panel,
    905mm (H) x 610mm (W)

  • One Cross Too Many, 2016,
    acrylic and found objects on wood panel,
    960mm (H) x 655mm (W)

  • Defiance, 2016,
    acrylic and found objects on wood panel,
    965mm (H) x 654mm (W)

  • Headless Wonders, 2016,
    acrylic and found objects on wood panel,
    965mm (H) x 654mm (W)

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  • Knitted works and Wrinkled Bellies
  • For Sale
  • Children’s Games
  • Daze of Our Lives
  • Life drawings
  • Banks Peninsula and Okains Bay
  • Old Bag Series
  • Macho series
  • Aftermath series
  • Wild Sea series
  • Creation series
  • Freedom series
  • Sea Music series
  • Moments of Truth series
  • Unexpected World series
  • Woman series - 1
  • Woman series - 2
  • Woman series - 3
  • Recycled series
  • Pandemonium Series
  • Life-lines Series
  • Life-tree Series
  • Once Upon a Time
  • Rag Toy
  • Look to the Light
  • Memories
  • Words Words Words
  • Mother Nature
  • The Linear History of Mother Earth
  • Trees Under Threat
  • Seasons series
  • The Circle of Life
  • Screwed-Up World
  • Life Cycles
  • My Garden – The Rose
  • Where Have All the Children Gone
  • Single Works

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