Adam Cullen 'Purple Growler' surreal and the Art Gallery of

and the Art Gallery of Western Australia accession number: 2016/0034

movement and the ability of sculpture to enchant and amaze the viewer

'Queen Truganini' 2010

Signed: Signed 'RMayo'

Signed: signed dated and titled in margin

Adam Cullen 'Purple Growler' surreal and the Art Gallery ofAdam Cullen merges social satire with technicolour excess. An enfant terrible of the art world, he launched onto the Australian art scene by chaining a pigs head to his ankle for two weeks. This punk stunt was followed by a career spent painting tough, uncompromising and challenging subjects, captured with a pop art twist. Cullens Growler is iconic. A sheep dog beams at the viewer, dripping ink, saliva and style. Abstracted against a saturated