The Rest of Your Life’s Gonna Be Shit’ is a soft play on the outlook from adolescent Australians as they near the end of their schooling. This first edition in the series explores the imagination as an escape from the boredom of monotonous classes and sense of impending doom. Our group of characters work their way through the mess of reality in the best way they can – together.
The series comments on the pressures of the social expectation placed on students – and that your position at the point of leaving high school – should not determine the rest of your life. It highlights that, in fact, you are in control. Tyrown implores his readers to grab the existential bull by its proverbial horns and guide your journey with clear focus and extreme hard work.
The first instalment will invite you into his world and to become familiar with the landscape of urban surrealism. With more editions already in the works that will take your further in this world.
Mengenai Pengarang
My name is Tyrown Waigana I am Wandandi Noongar (Aboriginal) and Ait Koedhal (Torres Strait Islander) multidisciplinary artist and graphic designer. My practice includes painting, illustration, sculpture, animation and graphic design.
As an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander graphic designer many of my clients approach me for high quality, culturally appropriate and indigenous centred design. A few of my clients are Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia, Australian National University, First Nations Justice Campaign and many more. My biggest accomplishment in this discipline was winning the 2020 NAIDOC poster competition.
My paintings and sculpture are about expressing myself freely. These works are expressive and abstract pieces that explores fantasy and surreal concepts. I have had pieces featured in Fremantle Art Centers Revealed Exhibition 2019 where my painting sold to Department of Local Government, Sports and Cultural Industries (WA) Collection.
The animations and illustration begin to delve my desire to tell a story. My animations are short clips that looks at observational, satirical, puns and surreal humour. Illustration allows me to create comic and picture books.
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