JOHN GRAHAM ARTIST COLLECTOR
“like feathers of birds
pieces of me
colour these walls”
John Graham was born in Perth, Western Australia and now lives and paints in Melbourne.
Graham has been exhibiting his paintings since 1986 and participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions.
Graham is an expressionist painter and his subject has remained the landscape and the figure.
Recent work include a series large scale landscapes exploring the elements and the role they play shaping and defining the land.
A series on baboons from Graham’s travels in West Africa place animals into these elemental landscapes that are both benign and threatening.
In his series of dream paintings an unknown and desperate land is populated by a group of disparate characters – a woman, lion, cat, and bird who perform a complicated dance of love and war and death, under the glare of an indifferent sun.
Of his latest series featuring feral cats Graham states…
“In the Feral Cat series I seek to dignify without glorifying a much maligned creature whose notoriety is based purely on its ability to adapt and survive in any environment. The feral cat is a fine example of Darwin’s survival of the fittest and of human folly. The feral cat can be seen as a metaphor for the human race and its ability to colonise and prosper against the odds, in every environment on this planet”
A keen traveller Graham has travelled to Africa, India and Southeast Asia on many occasions. While travelling he has continue to work on a series of watercolours called ‘Paintings from the Road” started on his first overseas travels in 1987. These works are executed during his travels and always reflect the immediate environment.
A self admitted “obsessive collector” John has amassed a considerable collection of Tribal Art from his travels and other sourses. This passion not only inspires his own creative work but also directs his choice of travel destination.
Graham has curated several exhibitions featuring works from his collections.
John Graham's work is for sale and he is also available for any illustration or painting commissions.
John Graham can be contacted at sankofa@alphalink.com.au if you have interest in works displayed on this site.