Adam Cullen 'Bongos' black & white Please note the second-hand nature

Please note the second-hand nature of the original frame

Image Size: 23 x 33 cm

Chess pieces

John BEARD (1943 - )

Leach 2010

Adam Cullen 'Bongos' black & white Please note the second-hand natureDespite their vibrancy, Adam Cullens work is undercut with the darker sides of human existence. In Bongos a melting woman lounges beside bongos, the phrase I was thinking of becoming a wino and playing the bongos full time hanging above her. She is carnivalesque, at once dejected and captivating. With humour and off colour glamour, Cullen looks beneath the neon lights to expose how society objectifies women. Cullen was central to Australias grunge art