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Hamish Wilson
Breaking in new boots
Oil on canvas
In this self-portrait Wilson channels feelings arising from an extended period of flux. Having relocated several times in the past 12 months; living between Brisbane, Hobart, Berlin and now Melbourne. With each change in environment comes a reset and begins the process of again seeking to find structure, community and fostering new relationships. This work is a representation of an introspective spiral and an inward cynicism elicited in the wake of such isolating changes. Stemming from the unrealistic expectations that everything will work out immediately upon arrival in a new setting.
Size: 50 × 60 cm
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About Hamish Wilson
Self-taught, emerging artist Hamish Wilson aims to explore the male psyche through an art practice characterised by evocative, impasto oil paintings. Wilson is endlessly fascinated by the pursuit of producing expressive representations of wilting flowers, the figure and the self. While the aim for his work is for it to be easily accessible, there is also a level of complexity present in the subject of his work. Compositions accentuated by allegorical elements alluding to contemporary narratives of isolation, relationships and toxic masculinity.
