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Jason Wing :: Street Success

JASON WING :: STREET SUCCESS

If Jason Wing’s prolific creative output is any indication, then his back-up plan of milking snake venom - should being an artist not pan out - may well be redundant.

This multi-disciplinary artist draws inspiration from his cultural ancestors and spirits. He has Chinese and Aboriginal heritage, with his father’s family being Cantonese and his mother coming from the Aboriginal Biripi people, near Taree.

Working largely on street art, Jason draws out connections between his heritage and his art.  Themes of nature and man, the urban environment, respect for nature and culture, and a sense of positive universal spirituality have resonance in his practice.

Stencil paintings used in today’s street art were used by Aboriginal artists many thousands of years ago, and Jason uses the same technique to communicate his own beliefs and background. “Papunya dots connect back to my Aboriginal heritage while bold graphic imagery, wood and paper cutting techniques refer back to the Chinese part of me. The two parts come together and cross over with the colours I often use: red, black, white and gold.”   MORE

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