Darren Siwes Art for Sale and Sold Prices

b. 1968 -

Darren Siwes graduated from the University of South Australia with a Bachelor in Visual Arts and a Graduate Diploma of Education. An artist of the Aborigines, Siwes deals with preserved traditions and losses of Aboriginal culture since the British colonization of Australia. In his works, he usually depicts familiar landscapes and places in Australia, in which he integrates blurred pictures of Aborigines. Siwes is interested in political, historical, philosophical and cultural dynamics and provides with his modern works an important contribution to contemporary Aboriginal art. Siwes has participated in numerous national exhibitions. His works can be found in collections such as the Art Gallery of South Australia and the National Gallery of Australia. The artist lives and works in Adelaide, Australia. (cbo)