“I want to give people a sense of curiosity with safety, and invite discovery with a sense of play and timelessness - kind of like Dune and Art Attack had a baby.” Bravo Domino
Sydney-based artist Bravo Domino will be one of the incredible artists in Tyger’s upcoming group show, Living in Another World.
Tyger is so excited to welcome the rising star Sydney-based artist Bravo Domino to the gallery for our upcoming abstract landscapes show, Living in Another World.
The show brings together around 40 artists from all over the country to show us the world we know and love through an abstracted lens.
Register now for our opening celebrations of Living in Another World - Saturday 20 April, 2-4pm.
Ahead of the show, Bravo told us about playing studio Tetris with larger canvases, the search for the x-factor ingredient, and how she hopes her work invoke a sense of wanting to explore.
How would you describe your work?
“My work is a bit of an amalgamation of myself - though I suppose that might be true for all artists. On a literal level, I mean my favourite colours, places, textures and shapes. On a more subjective level, it's the balance of calm and chaos, chill and excitement, tradition and experimentation, structure and flow. I am geometry and scribbles. I am considered composition and cathartic, parallel lines. I am turquoise and bright orange, and I am definitely acrylic.”
Tell us about where and how you create your work?
“I have a small painting studio at home that naturally doubles as the office, interior design studio, workout space, and occasional karaoke joint.”
“I live in a modernist house in north west Sydney, so my studio has a clerestory window on one side with a little panoramic slice of the gum trees in the bush behind the property. It opens onto a small courtyard that serves as a reminder of what birds sound like after years of living in the city (and that I'm not very good at keeping plants alive).”
“It's not a huge space, so working with larger canvases always means playing a bit of Tetris on a daily basis, but I love painting here. It's filled with plants and artworks - a combination of my own, gifts from friends, and pieces I've purchased along the way.”
“Lately, I've had the best of intentions to work on multiple pieces at a time, but that often only extends as far as a mass priming day. Eventually, each piece just needs its own time and focus, and a chance to form its own character and uniqueness.”
What inspires you?
“I love street art (not that I've ever given it a crack myself). I love the contrast of solid blocks of colour and the texture of aerosol gradients or really strong line work. I love the cartoon-like elements of the compositions and how it lends itself to seamlessly integrating realism, expressionism, typography and other graphic elements.”
“I'm also really inspired by a number of contemporary landscape, still life and abstract artists. I'm always drawn to the ones who create complex scenery and vivid details with a few suggested brushstrokes, and those who have learnt to play with light and tone in a way that looks photorealistic - in a way I will never be able to!”
“I also really love the artworks you can't unpack - that just seem to have this vision for collaging so many different techniques and layers, and you can't fathom having the foresight it would've needed through its evolution. A bit like not being able to put your finger on that x-factor ingredient that just ties the whole dish together, if that makes sense.”
What do you hope people feel when they see your work?
“I hope people feel a sense of serenity and whimsy. For me, the artworks invoke a sense of wanting to explore - like washing up on the shore of a post-apocalyptic dreamscape (sans the rebel biker gangs). I want to give people a sense of curiosity with safety, and invite discovery with a sense of play and timelessness - kind of like Dune and Art Attack had a baby.”
“There's a Robin Williams movie called What Dreams May Come where everyone gets their own version of the afterlife, and someone lives in a painting. This is mine.”
Living in Another World runs from 19-28 April at Tyger Gallery in Yass. The online catalogue for the show will go out to subscribers in the week before opening. Sign up here to make sure you don’t miss out.
Living in Another World runs from 19-28 April at Tyger Gallery in Yass. The online catalogue for the show will go out to subscribers in the week before opening. Sign up here to make sure you don’t miss out.
