Digital Public Art Commission: ‘Subtropical Surreal’ by Phoebe Paradise

Howard Smith Wharves, 5 Boundary Street, Brisbane Wednesday, April 28, 2021, 6 – 11:30pm Brisbane City Council has an extensive public art collection of approximately 500 diverse objects, ranging from large-scale, contemporary sculpture to integrated bespoke elements located throughout the city and surrounding suburbs. For the first time Council has commissioned digital, site-specific, artworks for the city’s public art collection by four leading and emerging local, female artists and shown at Council’s newest Outdoor Gallery location at Howard Smith Wharves. This is the first time all four artworks are on display to the public. These four artworks are: Judy Watson artwork, ‘water under the bridge tumamun’, curated by Blaklash Projects Jenna Lee’s artwork ‘Breathing Spaces’, curated by Blaklash Projects Hailey Atkins artwork, ‘Whither Weather’, curated by Alex Holt and Sarah Thomson Phoebe Paradise artwork, ‘Subtropical Surreal’, curated by Alex Holt and Sarah Thomson About the artist: Phoebe Paradise is an artist, muralist, fashion designer and musician based in Meanjin (Brisbane). Inspired by subtropical punk and rock n roll, she has worked with Splendour in the Grass, Laneway Festival, BIGSOUND, 4ZZZ, Museum of Brisbane, Amnesty International, The Lifted Brow, QLD Music Festival and countless venues and bands around Australia. About the artwork:Subtropical Surreal is a dreamy, animated miscellany of domestic tableaux; magnifying the private, surreal moments of living with a city that is constantly renegotiating its spatial relationship with the natural subtropical environment. This project is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland. Event type: Art, Free Cost: Free Bookings: No bookings required. Bookings required: No