Art Installation Project
A Model of the installation set on a temporary formed grassed hill in the Domain,Sydney m
Activist Art Installation Project
Consume, be silent and die sketch 1982
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Consume, be silent and die
Consume, be silent and die
Upon returning to Australia in the early 80’s I was shocked at the level of latent consumerism particularly the excessive size of cars when most of Europe, following the Oil Shock and the rise of the Green
Upon returning to Australia in the early 80’s I was shocked at the level of latent consumerism particularly the excessive size of cars when most of Europe, following the Oil Shock and the rise of the Green
Movement had downsized their cars and consumerism. Having worked in theatre in Kassel, Germany and familiar with the Documenta (a post war attempt in art to banish and repress the cultural darkness of Nazism) I was very taken with the work of Josef Beuys especially his installation, The Pack. The Pack, 1969 - Joseph Beuys - WikiArt.org
Having come in contact in Sydney with the Bugger Up Movement which had formulated the graffiti logo Consume, be silent and die I began to think around a large art installation in a very public place. I approached Bill Wright, Artistic Director of the Sydney 1982 Biennale who being also a fan of Beuys was enthusiastic about my idea for an old 50’s first home cum fibro garage being transplanted on top of a mown grass hillock constructed in the Sydney Domain. On its corrugated roof would be spray painted Consume, be silent and Die! Bill suggested that I seek funding from the Arts Council of Australia for the substantial costs for the installation.
However, an application for a grant was not approved, grant money that year being awarded to better known artists and that the main theme of the installation touched on the sensitive subject of suicide using a popular family car’s exhaust pipe!
Having come in contact in Sydney with the Bugger Up Movement which had formulated the graffiti logo Consume, be silent and die I began to think around a large art installation in a very public place. I approached Bill Wright, Artistic Director of the Sydney 1982 Biennale who being also a fan of Beuys was enthusiastic about my idea for an old 50’s first home cum fibro garage being transplanted on top of a mown grass hillock constructed in the Sydney Domain. On its corrugated roof would be spray painted Consume, be silent and Die! Bill suggested that I seek funding from the Arts Council of Australia for the substantial costs for the installation.
However, an application for a grant was not approved, grant money that year being awarded to better known artists and that the main theme of the installation touched on the sensitive subject of suicide using a popular family car’s exhaust pipe!