SWELL at Oasis Shopping Centre 2024
Slump by Andrew Cullen
Deflation of the construction bubble, diminishing interest in our resources and a decimation of the manufacturing industry, leaves Australia challenging our entrenched methods of remaining competitive. Hampered by wasteful practices the Hi-Viz army fight daily on the front line of the war of ‘needs vs. wants’. Although exhausted and daunted, ‘tradies’ put their faith in us all, to ‘pick up the pieces’ in order to design and create a more sustainable version of ‘The Lucky Country’.
Running Bear by Andrew Cullen & Dion Parker
Running bear chested, bear foot to the beach, to the field and the creek, to fun within reach.
When | Tuesday 27th August to Thursday 19th September
Time | 9.00am – 5.00pm
Where | Oasis Shopping Centre, 75 Surf Parade, Broadbeach QLD 4218
Cost | FREE
More about Andrew CullenAndrew Cullen was born in Monto, Australia. After a childhood spent in many parts of Queensland he studied for a Degree in Visual Arts Teaching. From his first group exhibition in London in 1997 he has had the opportunity to travel widely, living in England, Vietnam, Colombia, Japan and Indonesia. He exhibited paintings and sculptures in each of these countries, with his first solo exhibition being held in Hiroshima, Japan in 2005. Andrew predominantly sculpts in metals and timber and paints most often in oils or spray paint. His first significant Public Art piece, ‘Dune Grass’, was exhibited in the SWELL Sculpture Festival in 2010. He has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2015 Sculptor’s Society Tony Palmer Award, SWELL Sculpture Festival ‘People’s Choice’ in 2016 and overall winner (2018) in collaboration with Dion Parker. In 2021, he received the Major Prize at the Brunswick Sculpture Walk with a 7.5 M Cockatoo called ‘Crackers’. Currently he is preparing work related to his Master of Fine Arts study at Falmouth University, England.
SWELL Smalls at Oasis Shopping Centre
See a selection of small-scale sculptures by exhibiting SWELL Sculpture Festival artists. Enhance your collection by purchasing an original work of art.
View the artworks in the display cabinets located on the ground floor.
IMAGE: @tyr.xplorer | PBR Images | Mini-Bob’s by Chainsaw Newton, Contemporary Artefacts by Claudia De Salvo