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.

Here she is. In Cullen’s original drawing, ‘Aerial Nude’, a nude woman pummels through the skies, an impish aircraft in her path. She breathes steam and cries love hearts, playfully represented by Cullen through stickers. She is both monstrous and magnificent, a force of nature that no military operation can impede.

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 and original, this experimental drawing is an unexpected take on the nude, ideal for collectors of contemporary art or the formidable woman in your life.

Adam CULLEN (1965 - 2012)
'Untitled (Aerial Nude)'
ink on paper
Image Size: 30 x 42 cm
Dimensions: 41 x 53 cm
Signed: Initialed 'C' in lower left corner
Comes with Letter of Provenance

Condition: Excellent

(c) Adam Cullen / Copyright Agency