David Bowers,

Images (pop art)

 

I grew up in Melbourne’s outer west, a blend of rural land, working class suburb and industrial wasteland.  I studied illustration and life drawing at Monash Uni and graduated with a diploma in Graphic Design in 1986.

 

I then slowly but steadily steered away from design as a career, and experienced the world as a farm hand, builder’s labourer, cray boat deckhand and petrol station attendant, amongst other things. These jobs have influenced my style and subjects as a fine artist. I worked solidly as a Mambo artist for 10 years and have exhibited in Europe, Asia, the USA and the NGV.

 

Today I’m mesmerised by urban micro-landscapes: road repair patterns, chewing gum on the footpath, numbers on power poles, rust, peeling paint. The fine line between beauty and ugliness: the unintentional poetry of life.