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the artists

Painting starts 27th July

*A NOTE ON PUBLIC VIEWING TIMES:

Walls can be viewed at any time as all are readily accessible to the public, however the times below are when the artists will be at their walls.

FINTAN MAGEE

Fintan Magee is a Sydney based social realist painter, specializing in large-scale murals. Born in 1985 in Lismore, New South Wales, to an architect mother and father who was a sculptor, he started drawing at a young age. His earlier large-scale paintings often inhabited the isolated, abandoned and broken corners of the city, and today are found all over the world including London, Vienna, Los Angeles, Moscow and Rome. Fintan is no stranger to Ipswich. His father Dennis was the Head of Art and Design at the Bremer Institute of TAFE for many years and he has worked in Ipswich previously, teaching local students how to create large-scale murals.

LOCATION OF WALL:
Limestone St Centre, Ipswich (facing South St)

PAINTING STARTS:
Monday 27th July 2020

PUBLIC VIEWING TIME:
Saturday 8 August, 10:00am – 2:00pm

Find out more – www.fintanmagee.com or @fintan_magee on Instagram

GUS EAGLETON

Gus Eagleton paints intuitive compositions using a considered colour palette. He manipulates light and shadow unrealistically and romantically. He paints with velocity and magnetism, yet simultaneously the pieces embody a slowness a dreamlike feeling. Gus explores the diversity and intrigue of the characters he encounters and as a true romantic he indulges in their beauty and charisma. On the wall, they blend into their environment but never lose their individuality.

With over 10 years experience delivering mural artworks, Gus has painted nationwide and abroad and his work is held in public and private collections in Australia, France and England. Gus has also spent time living as a local in Ipswich and his earlier works now form part of the cultural heritage of the Woollen Mills at North Ipswich. In the studio or on the street, Gus brings his unique interpretation to the characters he creates and the urban landscapes that inspire him.

LOCATION OF WALL:
Nicholas St Precinct

PAINTING STARTS:
Saturday 1st August 2020

PUBLIC VIEWING TIME:
Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 August, 12:00pm – 2:00pm

Find out more – www.guseagleton.com or @instaguss on Instagram

 

EMILY DEVERS

Based in Brisbane, Emily is both a contemporary painter and Director of The Third Quarter Gallery. Developing her painting practice primarily through large scale mural work over the last decade, Devers has always been driven to combine the faithful representation of objects and environments through realism, and the subsequent abstraction of these through abstract mark making. She draws direct reference from her surroundings, often using imagery captured on film and collaging these with digital images to highlight the disconnect between actual and representational – experienced and remembered.

LOCATION OF WALL:
Ipswich Art Gallery, d’Arcy Doyle Place

PAINTING STARTS:
Monday 3rd August 2020

PUBLIC VIEWING TIME:
Saturday 8 August, 10:00am – 2:00pm

Find out more – @emily.devers on Instagram

ASH TAYLOR

Ash Taylor is an emerging Australian muralist. Her practice explores abstract, botanical and figurative forms to create works with a curious and whimsical style. In 2019 Ash painted her first mural in Ecuador, followed by others in Peru and Argentina, triggering a love for the exchange public art creates between artist, artwork and the community.

LOCATION OF WALL:
Circa 160 Dancing Bean, 164 Brisbane Street

PAINTING STARTS:
Monday 3rd August 2020

PUBLIC VIEWING TIME:
Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 August, 10:00am – 2:00pm

Find our more – www.ashtaylordesign.com or @ashtaylr on Instagram

JORDACHE

Jordache is a Brisbane based artist, specialising in high impact, large scale murals. He is one of the founders of Mayne Line – a creative collective and open studio gallery in Albion. Jordache’s experience spans a wide range of private, corporate and commission jobs using aerosol and acrylic paint to create his installations, which he has been working with consistently for the past decade.

His portfolio of work ranges from small scale gallery exhibitions and commissioned canvas work to large scale community activation projects on buildings, water towers and silos.


LOCATION OF WALL:
Fire Station 101, 101 Limestone St

PAINTING STARTS:
Monday 3rd August 2020

Find our more – jordachepaints on Facebook or @itsjordache on Instagram

STYNA

Christina Huynh is an illustrator and artist based in Western Sydney. Storytelling and the heritage of a place are some elements that influence and inspire her work. There are also reoccurring themes of curiosity, adventure and the imagination that dance in each piece.

From using traditional mediums of watercolour, ink, and pen to the vastly different worlds of aerosol combined with acrylic, her art practice is an exploration of creating murals, illustrations, and picture books.

LOCATION OF WALL:
Studio 188, 188 Brisbane St

PAINTING STARTS:
Monday 3rd August 2020

PUBLIC VIEWING TIME:
Saturday 8 August, 10:00am – 2:00pm

Find out more – www.christinahuynh.com.au or @stynabyna on Instagram

RACHAEL SARRA

Rachael Sarra is an artist and designer whose work is an extension of her being and experiences. As a contemporary Aboriginal artist, connecting to Goreng Goreng Country, Rachael uses art as a powerful tool in storytelling to educate and share Aboriginal culture and it’s evolution. Rachael’s work often challenges and explores the themes of society’s perception of what Aboriginal art and identity is.

As an Ipswich born and raised artist, her style is feminine, fun and engaging but is strongly drawn from her heritage and her role as an Aboriginal woman in a modern world. Rachael is fuelled by passion to continue exploring her Aboriginality through art and design, with each piece strengthening her identity.

LOCATION OF WALL:
Ipswich Health Plaza, 15 Bell St (Visible from East Street)

PAINTING STARTS:
Tuesday 11th August 2020

Find out more – www.rachaelsarra.com or @sar.ra__ on Instagram

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Coming along to view the completed walls? Social distancing is very important and everyone’s responsibility. Please ensure you and your household group maintain a 1.5m distance from the artists and other street art enthusiasts at all times.

If you are unwell or showing flu or cold like symptoms, please stay at home.


 

*Photography credit – Header image by Tae Young

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Painting starts 27th July

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