DANIEL WALLWORK Earth Fish 18.

230 x 340 x 50 cm

Epoxy-urethane paint, steel, marine ply, plastic car bumpers

About the Work

For centuries man has observed, borrowed and mimicked the intricate yet beautiful forms and designs found in the natural environment. Now it’s nature's turn, borrowing back from industrial design and the urban environment to evolve and develop industrial, mechanised traits and appearances, allowing these new hybrid creatures the ability to blend into, survive and flourish in man-made landscapes and concrete jungles.

Earth Fish, the auto-organic leviathan, has recently emerged from the darkest depths of the Great Barrier Reef. Evolving the ability to ‘swim’ and hunt beyond the sea and up through the rich coastal foreshores of far north Queensland, laying in wait looking for unsuspecting 4-cylinder prey.

About the Artist

Born and raised in Cairns, Daniel Wallwork is a multi-faceted contemporary arts practitioner. With a background in the automotive spraying trade, Wallwork is an artist whose practice is strongly influenced by contemporary car culture and street or graffiti art. Having trained in both fine arts and the automotive industry, he began his career as a practicing artist in 2000 and has exhibited extensively since with his work included in both solo and group exhibitions all over Australia.

Wallwork is one of Cairns most progressive visual artists whose practice is recognisable through the use of high quality automotive paints and materials creating slick, finished works that utilise light and shadow to create tactile forms. His works often playfully explore and celebrate Australia’s iconic automotive culture, its suburban roots and various sub-cultures. More recently, Wallwork has included natural forms found in his tropical suburban environment, including the dynamic insects and birds of far north Queensland.

Daniel Wallwork has been a finalist in a number of art prizes and his work can be found in both public and private collections in Australia. He was a finalist and exhibitor in the 2010, Sculpture by the Sea international public sculpture event at Bondi Beach, Sydney. He has also recently completed a commissioned public artwork project for the Cairns Regional Airport.