Cocogun creative partner Ant Melder Ant Melder, under his artistic alias RubbishFantastic, has unveiled his collection of provocative and satirical art in an exhibition titled ‘That’s not art, it’s just a bunch of cocks and puns’.
The show, at the Coma Gallery in Chippendale in Sydney, featured 74 pieces of painting, poetry and ceramics.
Guests from across the advertising world and beyond heard Melder talk about the importance of uninhibited play in creativity.
“Art, and life, can often be really serious, but I think there should always be room for the daft, the silly, even the puerile," he said.
"In fact, that stuff, like the role of the court jester back in the day, can be an obtuse way of saying the unsayable, pointing out hypocrisy, and speaking truth to power. Or maybe I'm just making excuses for all the knob pictures!”
All the artwork and merchandise sold at the event raised funds for the Cocogun Scholarship for Indigenous Creatives, which helps to build pathways into the creative industry.
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