Destruction from another foreigner
Centre of painting: Example of what Myrtle Rust looks like and its deadly impact on our unique native flora. It is surrounded by plants that have died, with them being covered by the colours this disease looks like.
The grey background also represents Myrtle Rust from a microscopic point of view and developments from spores to above.
The variety of leaves represent the various plants which have been impacted on and I replaced the grey background to blue sky that you can see through in the bush. This needs to be protected.
Artist:
Graeme Walker
Art Medium:
Acrylic on canvas
91 x 91 cm
$1,500
Graeme Walker
Graeme Walker is a Bundjalung/Yuin (Goorie/Koori) man, born in Casino – North Coast of New South Wales, and a self-taught artist. He has been painting since the mid 1980’s and considers his works of art to be contemporary abstract/design. Graeme paints on canvas and various soft materials like linen, paper and clothing.
Graeme’s art focuses on the various aspects of life, including that of the human kind with the emotions and feelings that are attached. Art has and always will be therapeutic for Graeme.
As a sufferer of PTSD for many years, art has helped him cope.
Some abstractions and designs Graeme creates are simply pleasing to his eye, but every viewer sees things differently. Graeme encourages this and it makes him happy when people say this to me.
Graeme continues to learn as an artist, with his inspiration coming first and foremost from his enjoyment of painting. To see a scribble turn into something amazing – this is what captures Graeme and where all his artwork comes from.
The Art and Science of Myrtle Rust 