From
a graphic artist working in a Melbourne design studio in the mid-seventies
to teaching in Secondary Colleges, running a one-man screen printing business,
working as a builders laborer and even a resort manager, Michael Whitehead
has always been associated with the creative process.
For the past few years he has been painting full
time with his work hanging in galleries across Australia as well as purchases
going overseas.
Collections include:
Trades and Patents Office Canberra
Taylor’s Modern Dining Melbourne
Nambour General Hospital
Silverwater Resort San Remo
Hudson Personnel Melbourne
Thierry B Contemporary Art Collection
Soho Boutique Bendigo
Brico Melbourne
Titanium Developments Queensland
Stockland Developments Gold Coast
Toll Logistics
Michael Whitehead’s work is about the creation of usually large,
layered contemporary abstract paintings. He employs a mix of media including
acrylic, oil, bitumen and oil stick to create deliberate tension, resistance
and intensity. At times blocks of color may be layered to capture or reflect
light or a mood where the under-painting appears to be attempting to break
through to provide a fleeting glimpse of a secret world beneath.
The paintings are instinctive and have a sense
of urgency but their creation is through deliberate process. If paint
runs across a canvas it’s because the artist is happy for it to
go there or has even encouraged it to do so. Every stroke, every line,
is intended to leave a record of its journey. The works exhibit no fear
of exposing their inner selves -- the “complexity of construction”
if you like -- of how they came to be.
Exhibitions
2004 Affordable Art Show Exhibition Buildings Melbourne
Affordable Art Show Fox Studios Sydney
2005 Affordable Art Show Exhibition Buildings Melbourne
Affordable Art Show Fox Studios Sydney
Brisbane Art Show Convention Centre Brisbane
2006 Thierry B Gallery Group Show Melbourne
Art Melbourne '06 Exhibition Buildings Melbourne
Art Sydney '06 Fox Studios Sydney
2007 March - Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery Sydney
April - Art Melbourne '07 Exhibition Buildings Melbourne
June - Libby Edwards Galleries Group Show Brisbane
October - Jive Art and Design Noosa
October - Art Sydney '07 Fox Studios Sydney
2008 April -Art Melbourne ‘08
May -Gadfly Gallery Perth
May – Art Brisbane ‘08
June – The 2 Exhibition Fremantle
October – Art Singapore ‘08
October – Art Sydney ‘08

Stand 4 (600 x 900 mm)
Mixed Media on Linen

Stand 2 (600 x 900 mm)
Mixed Media on Linen

Daydream Believer (1400 x 2000 mm)
Mixed Media on Linen SOLD

Dream Police (2000 x 1400 mm)
Mixed Media on LinenSOLD

Shelter From The Storm (2100 x 1500 mm)
Mixed Media on Linen

New York Minute (2400 x 1200 mm)
Acrylic & Bitumen on Linen
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NEW! Landed (2100 x 1500
mm)
Mixed Media on Linen

NEW! Expedition (2100
x 1500 mm)
Mixed Media on Linen

NEW! Mantra (2100 x 1750
mm)
Mixed Media on Linen

NEW! Oceans Colour Scene (2100
x 1750 mm)
Mixed Media on Linen

NEW! Bridge Of Sighs (2700
x 1450 mm)
Mixed Media on Linen

NEW! Rise (1000 x 1000
mm)
Acrylic Oil & Bitumen on Linen SOLD

NEW! Baked By The Sun (1800
x 1300 mm)
Acrylic Oil & Bitumen on Linen

NEW! Drift Series
(click on image to view series)

NEW! Lattitudes (2700
x 600 mm)
Acrylic Oil & Bitumen on Linen SOLD

NEW! Plateau (2130 x 1830
mm)
Acrylic Oil Pigment & Bitumen on Linen SOLD

Brand New Morning (1600 x 1000 mm)
commission
Mixed Media on LinenSOLD
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