Tolarno Galleries - Melbourne Australia

Adam Cullen

Early in his career, Adam Cullen became renowned as an enfant terrible in the Australian art world. He has never been afraid to skirt around danger in his aesthetics and his practice. He gained early fame in his art school days by dragging a rotting pig's head around chained to his ankle. He raised eyebrows by collaborating with the infamous Mark 'Chopper' Read for their children's book, Hooky the Cripple. He was well established as a Sydney 'grunge' artist when he won the prestigious Archibald Prize for his portrait of actor David Wenham in 2000, raising hackles amongst the more conservative members of the Australian art world.

But regardless of the bad boy posturings, there is also an extraordinary sense of both humour and pathos about Cullen's work.

Download CV

The Going Down of the Sun 2002 My Funny Valentine 2000 Happiness (Where Are You) 2002 Distant Cousins are in Limited Supply 2000 Artist and Step-Daughter 2004 What is this Thing Called Science? 2002 Why We Live in Groups 2004 Action Man 2001 At this stage anything will do 2004 Indecent obsession 2004 Adult entertainment 2004 Good behaviour bond 2004 Blanket men 2004 This man has been in your bathroom 2004

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