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.

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 his status as one of Australia’s foremost contemporary artists.

Quintessential Cullen, this work is a prize for collectors of significant contemporary art.

Adam CULLEN (1965 - 2012)
'Rodeo Hip Sport Rodeo Clown' 2007
acrylic on canvas
Image Size: 122 x 91 cm
Dimensions: 122 x 91 x 4 cm
Signed: Signed with initials lower left and inscribed upper centre Rodeo Hip Sport Rodeo Clown
Comes with Letter of Provenance

Exhibited: Art is Pain Relief, Manly Art Gallery & Museum: 3 October - 10 December, 2023 Literature: Art is Pain Relief, Manly Art Gallery & Museum, catalogue (hard back publication) p,48 illustrated - a copy of hardback catalogue included with the painting

Condition: Excellent

(c) Adam Cullen / Copyright Agency