Adam Cullen, a leading Australian contemporary artist, was found dead at his home in Wentworth Falls yesterday.  He was a controversial painter forging a career in irreverent ‘grunge art’ in the 90’s.

His portrait of actor David Wenham in the role of the vicious murderer from film The Boys, won him the Archibald Prize in 2000. He had courted notoriety for years, orchestrating publicity stunts such as chaining a rotting pig’s head to his ankle in art school and collaborating with criminal Mark ‘Chopper’ Read for their children’s book, Hooky the Cripple.

He was taken to a psychiatrist as a child growing up on Sydney’s northern beaches because the pictures he was drawing “were incredibly violent.” His fascination with violence and the macabre didn’t fade throughout his entire career. He leaves behind a body of works that bear his distinctively gritty style. He once said, “Art is a good way of documenting a life. I wish I had more time – be it a year or a hundred. This is the huge irony: the document I leave behind is about rehearsing for death.”  Read the Rest of the Article on Adam Cullen →

This care package  is heading up to the wonderfully patient, Moie Preisenberger, with our love.

It hit the post this morning, containing a vintage copy of The Federation Annual (which proved to be not-so-annual … come on kids! Time for another one?)  and D’Zine -The Future Issue.

Thanks for being such a supporter, Moie, we hope you enjoy!