David Green Sandcastles With Flags And Angels Wings, 2023. Indian ink, acrylic ink, gold foil and 24 carat gold leaf on snowden paper, 100 x 70cm. Courtesy: the artist and Anthea Polson Art, Gold Coast.

Conferred the title Emeritus Professor, Visual Arts upon retirement from Charles Sturt University, David Green’s subject matter has ever evolved from reminiscences of earlier life experiences tinged with academic nuances.

Speaking of the inception for his current exhibition he discloses, “a random something had brought to mind a brief conversation between my mother and a professor during a lunch gathering, post my graduation from London’s Royal College of Art in 1964.” Green goes on to tell that his mother was not particularly impressed with the platitudes being proffered at this occasion. The memory of that long ago incident furnished inspirational impetus.

Green’s incredibly intricate large works take months to complete. Many hours are spent every day delineating his musings on robust sheets of paper with dipped ink pen. In the interaction between medium and meaning all sense of time is suspended and curious, we follow Green into his “pretend worlds” where past, present and future possibilities meld.

Opening Event: Saturday 29 July, 3 – 5pm.

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