Bear Bones Outing for Emerging Artist

Aug. 19, 2008 - PRLog -- Illustrator and animator Sean Morris will hold his first solo exhibition Bear Bones in the Cracked Gallery at Behind the Monkey, Highgate from August 8 to 24.  

The Curtin University graduate, known for his alternate world of flying pensioners, bearded messianic men and kids in Judas Priest T-shirts, has become increasingly hot property since winning the The Clothspeg Project art competition in December 2007. This year, Sean has exhibited his work nine times through group shows in Perth and Melbourne, although Bear Bones will be his first solo exhibition.

“Bear Bones will feature a collection of completely new drawings, created over the last couple of months,” says Sean. “I’ll be tackling subjects including ‘80s hair metal, woodland creatures and weird topographical forms. The title of the show comes from the stripped-back approach I’ve taken with the work, which mainly consists of pen drawings on paper and board - and also from the fact that I like bears (and puns) a lot.”

The Cracked Gallery, where the exhibition will take place, is part of Behind the Monkey, a retail outlet and creative workspace featuring Australian-designed and handcrafted jewellery, art and gifts.  

“We’re really thrilled to be supporting Sean’s first solo outing,” says Elaine MacLeod, Behind the Monkey’s owner.

“It has been great to see Sean go from strength to strength in such a short time since focusing on illustration only two years ago, including being published in Australia and overseas and creating work for clients including Campaign Brief and Perth band Kill Teen Angst.  My hope is that in creating the opportunity for him to do a solo show, Sean’s work will gain the wider audience it deserves.”

Bear Bones will open on Friday August 8 and continue until Sunday August 24. Entry is free.




STORY PREP INFORMATION:
•   High Resolution images of Sean’s illustrations available for your use.
•   Photographers welcome – please contact Sarah Gazia sarah [at] twodozen [dot] com [dot] au
•   Sean Morris – artist.  www.illsean.com
•   Elaine MacLeod – gallery owner.www.behindthemonkey.com.au.
•   The Clothespeg Project was first held at Behind the Monkey from December 7 2007 to January 6 2008, with a second exhibition held at Lala Orange, Northbridge in May 2008. The Clothespeg Project invited submissions from artists with no limitation other than size.
•   Future  programmed exhibitions at The Cracked Gallery, Behind the Monkey include:
o   Textile, paint and paper artists Freda Worsey and Jan Quinn’s joint exhibition InterWoven, August 29 – September 11.
o   Photographer Seng Mah’s Chaos and Drama: an odyssey in two parts, September 22 – October 11.

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