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Open Road

Artist: Luke O'Donohoe

Asset Type: Mural

Year of Work: 2020

Location: Cnr Burt St & Throssell St (on Burt St)

Provenance: Shire of Collie

Description: “My text-based artwork aims to celebrate the town of Collie in an authentic and captivating way. Drawing from the artistic style of Rosalie Gascoigne, and her famous assemblages of found road signs, I have selected words that give voice to significant parts of Collie’s history, and collaged them across the wall. Words were also chosen that possessed a certain poetic energy and nostalgic quality.” Luke O’Donohoe

About the artist:

Luke O’Donohoe is a Western Australian artist centring his practice on murals and public art. He has developed a recognizable artistic language expressed through a typography, graphic abstract compositions and gestural figurative painting. Luke endeavours to paint with authenticity, and uniquely give voice to important stories, characteristics or events of the place he is painting.