Lower panel

The lower panel of the Trilogy in the organics series.

Organics series

The first in the "Organics" series. Acrylic on 2 panels, sold on opening night. $6,000.

Also sold on opening night was the second in the series, a tryptich presented vertically. $7,500.

Fish in a deep green pond

Fish in a deep green pond, as it was on the wall at the exhibition.

Theses images are posted for Janina .
Janina, if you click on the images you can view them in a large format for more detail.

In this photo there is some reflection of light that partially obscures the sesnse of depth in the painting. Also the photo is cropped just a little.

"Arrive opening night"

The body of works I am presenting is one where recurrent themes leap from painting to painting; wherein ideas appear then reappear in different forms – transformed by new learnings, new outrage or new compassion. Because each work seeks to illuminate real, important (fundamental) issues, their purpose (their function) sometimes gives rise to a form that is, (through real congruence), easy to look at. At times, because the message or theme is troubling, so too, is the form of the painting. I reconcile the form of these troubling works by reminding myself that their beauty, if it exists, is in the truth of their message, and when it (beauty) appears in the form of the painting, this is a pleasant but accidental outcome.

Seditious Poetry

Ink, acrylic, oil, paper on canvas. 2008

PKOart exhibition "Arrive" at Tap Gallery

Tap Gallery in Darlinghurst Sydney will host an exhibition of paintings by P.K. O'Brien opening from Wednesday the 1st of October.
http://www.tapgallery.org.au/

TAP Gallery is an 'open policy, artist-run collective' providing a forum for emerging artists to exhibit and promote their work. The Gallery is also a venue for visual and performing arts events.

Tap gallery has just been voted "Sydneys best gallery for art under $5000."
By readers of city hub and city news.

Level 1278 Palmer StreetDarlinghurstNSW 2010Australia Close to Oxford Street & public transport.
Gallery hours:12pm - 6pm 7 days a weekContact us:Ph: (02) 9361 0440Fax: (02) 9361 3972Email: info@tapgallery.org.au

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God spoke with the Bush

The text reads: "Being keenly interested in America's oil needs, God spoke with the Bush, and they agreed on a plan"

Ladies and Gentlemen, will you please stand for the Economy

Multi Panels
Acrylic and pen on canvas.
2007
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detail -

Dirty Great

Machine

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Black Dog

Black Dog
Acrylic on
canvas
2007

Dirty Great Machine

PKO in studio with a painting from the series "Dirty Great Machine"
Oil (motor oil, burnt) on canvas
2007

Untitled

Untitled - P.K.O'Brien

Acrylic, tar, sand, wax, petrol, motor oil, glue and canvas on canvas.

1200mm x 1200mm

c. 1969

Not for sale

Arid Zone

Arid Zone - P.K. O'Brien. 2000

Acrylic, PVA glue on fibro.

700mm x 1400mm

Not for sale