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‘This is a portriff of the lady who cleans the bathrooms at Studio A. Her real name is Subita but I call her Dinkie Duck because I like to rename people and places. Whenever she appears, wheeling her trolley, I always say, “Oh no, not my friend Dinkie Duck!” and I tell everyone at the studio, “Guess who’s here, it’s Dinkie!” It sounds like I don’t like it when she arrives, but I am just kidding. She is my friend. I wanted to paint Dinkie, and Woody [Studio A principal artist Emma Johnston] helped me ask her. I wanted to do a big painting of Dinkie. As big as real life.’
Collection of Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions Australia
© Thom Roberts. Courtesy of Studio A
from Saturday 12 April
A free exhibition of over 100 works by contemporary Australian artist Thom Roberts. Step into his world and experience bold paintings, animation and installation works where people and places intertwine.
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