Anthony Bartok’s style, in subject and aesthetic, mirrors the graphics of colouring books through a cynical lens that dwells on the monotony of modern life. Inspired by a trip to New York, these works reflect the irony of the magnetic city that is home to a spoilt and bored culture. Bartok’s paintings offer a poignant meditation on the blandness of capitalist society by bleeding acrylics across the surface of his illustrations, creating a ‘messy’ composition that emulates the apathetic and careless hand of a child’s painting.
Anthony Bartok, Sleep, 2017, acrylic and pastel on canvas, 20 x 20cm. Courtesy the artist and STACKS Projects, Sydney
STACKS Projects
13 to 30 July, 2017
Sydney
