Reg Mombassa 'Disintegration of the Australian empire.' iconic art tendrils of garden holding the

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the hero of this work is simplicity and refinement

eagerly watching two dogs strain to attack

In ‘Privacy’

Reg Mombassa 'Disintegration of the Australian empire.' iconic art tendrils of garden holding theReg Mombassa (a. k. a Chris O Doherty) has been a musician, clothing designer for Mambo and artist. His work is instantly recognisable, characterised by a fusion of the mundane even suburban and surreal, producing whimsical images that can pack a progressive punch. Disintegration of the Australian empire is a work of humour, critique and strangely enough, cuteness. Mombassa draws a scattering of forlorn Australias around a personified New Zealand,