Dean Melbourne
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About Dean
Dean Melbourne is a painter that explores the human need or desire to escape reality. Whether in the cynical re-contextualising of his fashion “Idols” or the romantic staging in his figurative landscapes. Melbourne is an avid collector of images that he finds seductive. Working from a variety of sources he appropriates these images, reflects on them, edits and re-casts to reflect his own pre-occupations. The result is a new image or narrative that can be understood in its own right. The viewer has the choice to examine the symbolism of the components and challenge the image, or simply to indulge in the beauty and escape found there.
Previously exhibited at:
Veiled Voyages
8th Mar to 29th Apr 2012
A voyage of narrative that can take many forms: from epic sailors tales of the high seas to a journey into the unknown, or discovery of the self. ‘Veiled Voyages’ brings together eight artists’ interpretation of... Read more