Sacred & Sublime: Exploring The Work of Aboriginal Artist Tony Wilson
Aboriginal artist Tony Wilson creates intricate and expressive artworks exploring the themes of nature and identity. His work looks to engage the viewer with 'the sacred and the sublime' he believes this is where we can connect with ourselves and the universe.
‘I bring the focus to “the space between our thoughts”. I hope to create visual expressions which aim to slow us down. To reflect on our relationships and the impact our interactions have on each other and our environment.’
From an early age Tony discovered a love for illustrating people and landscapes, mostly with graphite and charcoal. After a period of disconnecting from his art practice, his passion to create returned with a yearning to explore a more abstract work that is heavily influenced by his indigenous culture and storytelling style.
Cultural Influence
Heavily influenced by his cultural heritage, Tony Wilson traces his lineage from the Kaurna, Ngarrindjeri and Narungga Nations in South Australia through his mother and Italian heritage from Umbria and Puglia in Italy through his father. His creative process explores the artistic practices he inherits from both cultures.
Tony with his artwork at REDSEA Gallery
An Ancient Technique
Tony uses the precise and ancient Aboriginal technique of dot painting; his expansive works are made up of hundreds of small dots. Through the physical rhythm of repeatedly applying paint on the surface, Tony generates abstract patterns and visual ripples that seem to move over the canvas in gentle bursts of energy that emerge from a central point. The finished pieces are a result of hundreds of hours of work.
Artwork close up showing the Aboriginal dot technique
Harnessing Nature's Power
Nature, the Australian outback and particularly the native animals that inhabit the environment are a big inspiration to the artist. It is in nature we can best find serenity and space from the often chaotic modern world.
Tony's work gives you the space to reflect, he states "nature does it best ... how can I recreate the sense of sublime peace, connectedness, 'grandness', that brings you back into yourself".
'A Sense of Place' featuring native Australian Magpies
Global Recognition
Tony’s work has been exhibited numerous times in Australia, Vietnam and now Singapore in both group and solo exhibitions. He has won multiple awards including the ‘Don Dunstan Emerging Artist Prize’ in 2018.
Tony currently resides and works in both Vietnam and Australia.
Installation image of Tony's work at REDSEA Gallery
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