James Farrar
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drawing & Printmaking)
My works are a product of my personal journey as an adopted Korean male living in Australia. I aim to depict the emotional turmoil that results from a search for an Australian – Korean identity. Primarily working with large scale linocut prints, my works are allegorical and adapt mythology and folklore to my contemporary context. I combine imagery of dance, movement, music and war to convey the constant noise of my thoughts which unsettle and plague me. This idea of inner conflict is furthered through the medium of printmaking, where the gestural line work embodies this chaotic tension.