Michael Porter is showing the work he completed during his residency at Q Bank Gallery in Queenstown at Marfa Gallery in Abbotsford, Melbourne. Opening on 18th May, 4pm to 9pm at 288 Johnston St, Abbotsford. For sales enquiries, email qbankgallery@gmail.com. The exhibition will also be open 2-6pm on Saturday and Sunday (19th & 20th May).
“Sulfur Burn” by Michael Porter was inspired by Queenstown, Tasmania. The earth in this area has been mined for copper since the 19th-century, and its smelting produced sulfurous fumes scorching the landscape. Nevertheless, there’s beauty in the brutality of the burnt landscape, which Michael draws upon in these provocative pieces. The work is introspective and mischievous, taking the term ‘art wank’ literally as he battles with the commercialisation of his work. Like all of his paintings and sculptures, it is introspective and externalises characteristics of his masculine and feminine sides. The strain Michael experiences with the self is apparent and the viewer is left with an epitaph for the darkness of our condition, where beauty can be discovered in the grotesque.
Untitled 1. Enamel on canvas. 153 x 153 cm. $2990.
Untitled 2. Enamel on canvas. 153 x 153 cm. $2990.
Untitled 3. Enamel on canvas. 153 x 153 cm. $2990.
Untitled 4. Enamel on canvas. 153 x 153 cm. $2990.
Untitled 5. Enamel on canvas. 153 x 153 cm. $2990.
Untitled 6. Enamel on canvas. 153 x 153 cm. $2990.
Untitled 7. Enamel on canvas. 153 x 153 cm. $2990.
Untitled 8. Enamel on canvas. 153 x 153 cm. $2990.
Untitled 9. Enamel on canvas. 153 x 153 cm. $2990.
Untitled 10. Enamel on canvas. 213 x 182 cm. $2990
Untitled 11. Enamel on Canvas. 76 x 102 cm. $1650
Untitled 12. Enamel on board. 100 x 120 cm. $1650
Untitled 13. Enamel on board. 100 x 120 cm. $1650.
Untitled 14. Enamel on board. 50 cm (diameter). $450. (SOLD)
Untitled 15. Enamel on board. 30 x 40 cm. $330.
Untitled 16. Enamel on board. 30 x 40 cm. $330.
Untitled 17. Enamel on board. 30 x40 cm. $330.
Untitled 18. Enamel on board. 27.5 x 27.5 cm. $250
Untitled 19. Enamel on board. 27.5 x 27.5 cm. $250.
Untitled 20. Enamel on canvas. 48 x 42 cm. $330. (SOLD)
Untitled 21. Enamel on canvas. 48 x 42 cm. $330.
Untitled 22. Enamel on canvas. 48 x 42 cm. $330.
Untitled 23. Enamel on canvas. 48 x 42 cm. $330.
Untitled 24. Enamel on canvas. 48 x 42 cm. $330.
Untitled 25. Enamel on canvas. 48 x 42 cm. $330.
Untitled 26. Enamel on canvas. 48 x 42 cm. $330.
Untitled 27. Enamel on canvas. 48 x 42 cm. $330. (SOLD)
Untitled 28. Enamel on canvas. 48 x 42 cm. $330.
Untitled 29. Enamel on canvas. 47 x 47 cm. $330.
Untitled 30. Enamel on canvas. 48 x 42 cm. $330.
Untitled 31. Enamel on canvas. 48 x 42 cm. $330. (SOLD)
Untitled 32. Enamel on canvas. 48 x 42 cm. $330.
Untitled 33. Enamel on canvas. 48 x 42 cm. $330.
Untitled 34. Enamel on canvas. 48 x 42 cm. $330.
Untitled 35. Enamel on canvas. 48 x 42 cm. $330.
Untitled 36. Enamel on canvas. 48 x 42 cm. $330.
Untitled 37. Enamel on canvas. 47 x 47 cm. $330.
Untitled 38. Enamel on canvas. 48 x 42 cm. $330.
Untitled 39. Enamel on canvas. 48 x 42 cm. $330.
Untitled 40. Enamel on canvas. 48 x 42 cm. $330. (SOLD)
Untitled 41. Enamel on canvas. 48 x 42 cm. $330.
Untitled 42. Enamel on canvas. 48 x 42 cm. $330.
Untitled 43. Enamel on canvas. 55 x 39 cm. $330.
Untitled 44. Enamel on canvas. 45 x 44 cm. $330.
Untitled 45. Enamel on canvas. 153 x 153 cm. $2990.
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