Still Thriving
Dylan Mooney
- Sitter: Dylan Mooney and Sam Ramsey
- Medium: Digital illustration with Yuwi ochre and ink
- Dimensions: 84cm x 119cm
- Representation: N.Smith Gallery
About the artwork and sitter
This portrait is one in a series, and features the artist and his friend, Sam. It is a digital illustration, made with Yuwi ochre and ink, the ochre, ‘representing connection to Country and love for each other.’
The two stand proudly and defiantly, gazing out at the viewer. ‘For us, Brisbane will always be home.’
The title appears in the portrait itself, painted over the bridge of the sitter’s noses; ‘still thriving.’
Mooney’s work, both personal and political, addresses issues of identity, representation and relationships.
About the artist
Dylan Mooney is a proud Yuwi, Torres Strait and South Sea Islander man from Mackay, North Queensland. He works across various mediums including painting, printmaking, digital illustration and drawing.
Dylan’s work is influenced by history, culture and family, and is a direct response to community stories, current affairs and social media. Armed with a rich cultural upbringing, Mooney now translates the knowledge and stories passed down to him, through art.
He has had solo exhibitions, and is now represented in major insitutions. He works in digital partly because he is legally blind, telling the AFR, ‘Drawing and printmaking can be difficult on my eyes because I can’t focus that much and I get migraines. But with technology, I can zoom in as much as I want to really get that detail.’
