Adam Cullen 'Bongos' black & white John BEARD (1943 - )

John BEARD (1943 - )

Rona Green’s fantastical figurative prints

Please note the second-hand nature of the original frame

Etched in terracotta red and by one of Australia’s most collectible artists

Adam Cullen 'Bongos' black & white John BEARD (1943 - )Despite their vibrancy, Adam Cullens work is undercut with the darker sides of human existence. In Bongos a melting woman lounges beside bongos, the phrase I was thinking of becoming a wino and playing the bongos full time hanging above her. She is carnivalesque, at once dejected and captivating. With humour and off colour glamour, Cullen looks beneath the neon lights to expose how society objectifies women. Cullen was central to Australias grunge art