Blak Douglas, Deadliness is Next to Godliness, 2020. Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 61 x 92cm. Courtesy: the artist and Nanda\Hobbs, Sydney.

Blak Douglas, put simply, is a force of nature. His art practice has an urban aesthetic, delivering a message that is both muscular and profoundly important for our time. Political, absolutely—yet the fabric of his electric narrative has a fluidity that runs deeper than mere social commentary.

It is the unexplained otherness that permeates his vast yet intricate paintings, providing a spiritual anchor to his wry narrative about our society. This artist is at the forefront of a conversation that rightly won’t go away. Douglas leaves us in no doubt that we still have a long road to travel to reconcile the true identity of our beautiful, yet stained land.

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