THE WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE
BLACK JACK
BIG BANG FLAG
CHECK OUT MY STITCHES
SELF PORTRAIT (FLAG)
WOODEN WALKIE TALKIES
SOFT STACK
REVERSE PARK
NO TYRE KICKERS
REMOTE CONTROL ROCK GUITAR
SKATE STUDIO
FRANK-O-PHILE / VELO-STYLE
PUSHME / PULLYOU
UNAUSTRALIAN MADE
FRAMED BICYCLE WHEEL
UNCOLLECTED WORKS (YOU WIN)
GLORIOUS INGLORIOUS
IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT
COLOURFUL LANGUAGE
FASTEST - SLOWEST
フレンチ (FURENCHI)
CAUSE & DEFECT
IOU
THIS WILL NEVER LAST
WOW
MESSAGE IS THE MEDIUM
CAMOUFLAG - CONTEXT
Black Jack, 2008
Antique Wool Union Jack, Tassie Oak Frame, 3.6m x 1.8m
Black Jack twists the iconic imagery of the Union Jack. The Union Jack has become an internationally recognisable brand, associations with commercial, national, ideological, musical and fashionable ideals are well understood. It’s historical significance is the focus of this piece, particularity in its association to the Australian flag and Australian history. Black Jack is literally a Union Jack dyed black, this act alters its reading considerably. The Dark work sits behind Perspex causing it to reflect enormously which places the viewer forever in the field of view. This places the viewer and the context into the same space, tying the two together making it difficult to remove yourself or dissociate from it.