Oil paint and aerosol on linen, 270 x 220cm. David Woolley
Quilty’s studio plays host to mammoth, nightmarish paintings of grimacing skulls with snakes writhing from their mouths.
Some of Quilty’s work is defined by the destructive and irresponsible behaviour of young men.
Oil paint and aerosol on linen, 150cm x 160cm
Chinese drawing ink and qouache on Aquari paper, 188cm x 282cm (right)
Ben Quilty depicts babies not as sweet and beatific, but as squirming bundles of fury.
Oil paint and aerosol on linen, 270cm x 220cm
Quilty admits that the imagery in his art isn’t attractive.
