“Artists details”
Photo
by Ian Felton.
Daniel Worth’s
artist statement.
I create a different view of everyday
life; exaggerating lines and perspectives, enhancing colours and adding
elements of energy and movement to create a softer, warmer, animated
perspective to landscapes, buildings and everyday life.
I seek to
portray everyday scenes as a traveller would view them; fresh and vibrant as
seen for the very first time.
My artwork is
founded on exploration of the world and of the canvas.
Artist Bio
Originally
from Brisbane, Australia, Daniel moved to Melbourne in January 2006 to study
art and received his Diploma of Visual Arts (Illustration) at North Melbourne
Technical College. To further enhance
his artistic career he completed a mentorship in bronze sculpture with the
artist Peter Andrianarkis of the Fitzroy Gallery, Melbourne.
So far he has hosted nine
solo exhibitions and exhibited widely in group shows in Australia, at the
Climate Gallery in New York and twice in China. His artwork is part of
numerous national and international
private art collections.
He
has been travelling and painting in Europe since September 2008 and during this
time he has exhibited in Spain and Germany. Now he is living and creating art
full time in London.
CV
Born: 1982 in Brisbane, Australia
Education:
2007 Diploma Visual Arts (Illustration) North Melbourne Institute of TAFE
2006 Mentorship with Peter Andrianarkis in bronze sculpture
1999 Graduated year 12 Kelvin Grove State High School Qld.
Awards and prizes:
2008 Highly commended and Peoples Choice Award in the Williamstown Art prize
2006 Finalist in the Brett Whiteley Traveling Art Scholarship
2005 Best series of traffic signal
boxes painted Qld.
Young At Art Competition Qld.
2001 Traffic Stoppers Award, Brisbane City Council Public
Art Project
1998 Excellence in Youth Art, Kelvin
Grove State High School, Brisbane
Solo Exhibitions:
2009 Impressions of Spain, Café Bar Hispano, Cuenca, Spain
2008 Interior paintings, Mario’s Café, Melbourne, Australia
2007 Around Town, Fitzroy Gallery, Melbourne
2006 Recent paintings from Melbourne, Cylinder Boutique, Brisbane, Australia
From Life, Brunswick St Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne
Morning and Other Life Occurrences, Fitzroy Gallery, Melbourne
2005 Fat Boy’s Café, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
2004 The Elements, Judith Wright Center, Brisbane
2002 Gallery Café 84, Brisbane
2001 The
Green Olive, Restaurant Newfarm Brisbane
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2009 The zeit of drawing, Climate Gallery, New York
Plastic platform inclusion, Turn Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Reflections on Australia, Zhenqzhou, China
2008 Williamstown Contemporary Art Prize, Melbourne
Eyes and Ears, Open Studio,
Northcote, Melbourne
2007 Illustra Exhibition of Contemporary Illustration, Chapel Off Chapel Gallery
Select Seven, Cylinder Boutique, Brisbane
Tattersal’s Contemporary Art Show, Williamstown, Melbourne
2006 The Australian Pavilion, International Art Fair, Guangzhou, China
Landed, Gasworks Gallery, Melbourne
Postcard, Toyota Community Spirit
Gallery, Port Melbourne
2005 The Ones Art Group Exhibit, CBD Gallery, Brisbane
The Many Forms, The Arts Factory Gallery, South Brisbane
2004 New Farm Power House, Mental Health week, Brisbane
The love link, Metro arts Brisbane
2003 New Farm Power House, Brisbane
Stephen’s Gallery, Brisbane City Hall
The Basement, Metro Arts Brisbane
2002 Graydon Galleries, New Farm, Brisbane
Jacaranda Art Co-op, New Farm Power House, Brisbane
Provocative Passions at the Pink Palace, Brisbane
2001 Homeless Art, New Farm Power House, Brisbane
1998 Excellence in Youth Art, Brisbane Boys Grammar High School
Public Art:
2001-2008 The painting of over 100 traffic light boxes
for the Brisbane city council. Click here to view them.