2026 SALON DES REFUSÉS
Me at 53.
Andrew Todd
- Sitter: Self Portrait
- Medium: Mixed Media
- Dimensions: 77cm x 115cm
About the artwork
Me at 53 is a self portrait made at a turning point in Andrew Todd’s life. Becoming a first-time father at fifty-three prompted a reflection on the present, the past and everything he has built in between.
Layers of paint are thrown directly onto the surface and built up through dry brush technique. Woven into the composition are elements from an analogue photographic proof sheet, a homage to his younger self, containing fragments of Todd as a young man, literal moments in time embedded within the present one. The audience is invited to move toward the work and discover what is held within it. Two versions of the same person, separated by decades but present in the same moment.
About the artist
Andrew Todd is a Brisbane based photographer, painter and visual arts educator who has taught in Brisbane schools since 2004. With over thirty years of experience as an art educator, he is now turning his focus toward his own creative practice.
