David Larwill 'On A Roll' Framing:Unframed

David Larwill 'On A Roll' Framing:UnframedKnown for his irreverent and exuberant style, David Larwill made his artistic debut as a founding member of Melbourne's Roar Studios. Among the region's earliest artist run initiatives, this studio pioneered raw, primitive and conceptual art acting as a proverbial roar against society. On a Roll is a captivating work. In it, a menagerie of characters dance across the page, each delightfully idiosyncratic. It embodies Larwills approach to art: frenetic

it embodies Picasso’s lasciviousness

winning the Sulman

On one hand

“When I went to Europe in the mid-50s… my work responded to the layering of society itself – the remnants of murals on walls

sensuous and irreverent

Paper Dimensions: 49 x 70 cm

traditions

Blake and Archibald prizes and ending up in collections of Australia’s national galleries

'Orphaned Girl - Owupo Namibia' 2011

His work is held across public collections and internationally

Son of a blind father and a hard-working mother who supported her family through working in a delicatessen shop

Benjamin is a thrilling find