Roy B. Wilkins: Frankenstein’s Mojo

Melbourne artist Roy B. Wilkins, whose abstract expressionist work has been referred to by critics as ‘a nod in the direction’ of Australian greats Albert Tucker and Mirka Mora and American wunderkind Jean-Michel Basquiat, produces high-energy abstract mixed media works which are infused with emotional vitality and colourful free expression.

An instinctive painter, Roy likes to push boundaries, particularly when experimenting with mediums such as synthetic polymer, spray paint, ink, collage, stenciling, bleach and salt. Through building-up textured layers, Roy often uses the ‘alla prima’ approach of laying down pigments in a single application instead of repeated paintings.

Tacit Contemporary Art
22 July to 9 August, 2015
Melbourne

Bring the Illuminati to the Party, 2015, acrylic, spray paint and marker pen on canvas, 100 x 100cm
Courtesy the artist and Tacit Contemporary Art, Melbourne

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