Patrick Doherty (expired event)

WA artist Patrick Doherty is known for his free-style figurative illustrations that portray fantastic sequences and contain rich colourful imagery. See a selection of his works at Venn Gallery.

Doherty focuses on both current and historical power structures as well as the relevant forces at play within these, including the distribution and creation of wealth, capitalism and politics. He illuminates these concepts by exposing a mythical world where an array of characters partake in a sphere of constant struggle, where some players are left wielding power and others defeated. These new works exist as contemporary morality tales that search for understanding and provoke viewers to consider how these stories encourage reflection about Australian society today.