Adam Cullen merges social satire with technicolour excess. An ‘enfant terrible’ of the art world, he launched onto the Australian art scene by chaining a pig’s 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.

‘Cocktail Girl and a Blind Date’ is sweet and sour. On one side, a cocktail girl sits coquettishly in a martini glass, dangling a pair of proverbial stuffed olives. Beside her is a figure of nightmares – a ghoulish clown oozing ink. Interested in the rebel, outcast and underdog, Cullen’s work teeters between seduction and repulsion, exploring the furthest reaches of the human psyche.

Exploring masculinity, crime and animalism, Cullen’s work is imbued with an unexpected vulnerability. In his lifetime, he was a winner and multi-time Archibald Prize finalist, honoured with a 2008 retrospective at the Art Gallery of New South Wales and an Art Hotel in Prahran, cementing him as one of Australia’s foremost contemporary artists.

Hand-signed, this print will invigorate collectors of pop and contemporary art or those seeking an edge for their space.

Adam CULLEN (1965 - 2012)
'Cocktail Girl and a Blind Date' 2010
archival pigment print on paper
Image Size: 100 x 100 cm
Image Size: 112 x 111 cm
Signed: Editioned, signed and dated in margin
Comes with Letter of Provenance

Condition: Excellent

(c) Adam Cullen / Copyright Agency