Self Portrait at Kata Tjuṯa by Eric Sesto in Melbourne
Self Portrait at Kata Tjuṯa
Desiring to capture the surreal effect of the Kata Tjuṯa landscape in Northern Territory, but unable to depict the landscape itself due to cultural sensitivities; the artist paints a zoomed in self portrait at the location. The abstract circle technique exemplifies the surrealism and is an ongoing technique in the artist’s work.
I’m an artist based in Melbourne painting murals and studio work for the last 10 years. I have painted murals in 6 different countries. I have completed work for Maribyrnong City Council, Mitchell Shire Council and have even had a wall permanently conserved in Guayaquil, Ecuador. I have had three solo exhibitions in Melbourne at Brunswick Street Gallery, Off The Kerb Gallery, and Neon Parlour since 2018 and a duo show in Brisbane in 2015. I obtained a Bachelor of Architectural Design from the University of Queensland in 2015 but my desire to be a painter was so strong that I have focused on art ever since. I have completed numerous commissions for murals and paintings for a wide variety of private clients since this time. My mature work is driven by an interest in human anatomy, psychology, technology, art history and philosophy. I am inspired by surrealism, naturalism, expressionism, post-Impressionism and precisionism, but prefer to operate outside the confines of genre. The emphasis on landscape and sky in my work is a homage to my childhood growing up in rural Victoria.
More artwork by Eric
Two Travellers in Queensland
Migration
Walk in the Park
Homage to Tooborac
The Bathroom
Smiley
Metamorphosis
Five Circles and a Horse
Cycle of Life
Cedric in Green
Man in the Centre
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