Nick Morris Artist | Public figure
Nick Morris Artist
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14.01.2022 Im having a massive moving studio auction auction at LLoyds. The very last of the collage vintage pop art series. The auction includes all the screens, books, magazines, drawings. You name it, if it was in the studio its up for sale. So big its in two auctions. https://www.lloydsonline.com.au/AuctionDetails.aspx https://www.lloydsonline.com.au/AuctionDetails.aspx
14.01.2022 Spring Creek Ancient Moonahs Torquay Acrylic, oil and chinagraph on canvas 152x152cm
11.01.2022 Massive moving studio auction auction at Lloyds. Two auctions. Over 700 items in total. https://www.lloydsonline.com.au/AuctionDetails.aspx https://www.lloydsonline.com.au/AuctionDetails.aspx... At the age of six I knew I wanted to be an artist and, at a similar time, discovered surfing and my passion for the coast had begun. When I was at secondary school, one of my teachers had said only two per cent of living artists make a living off their art, so I decided to become a graphic designer. In many ways it was a positive result for eventually becoming an artist. I went to Chisholm Institute in Caufield where I met fellow designer Dave Bowers and, over time, we hit it off. After working in Melbourne for a few years after college I moved to the west coast of Victoria and, in 1990, Dave and I started a clothing label called Umgawa. It was incredibly successful, but our inexperience caught up with us and from there I went on to become the art director at Quiksiver in Torquay. To be living down the coast working in an industry that moulded in around surfing was a dream come true. A few years later I began my own freelance graphics company called Anyhow, servicing the surf streetwear industry working for the biggest labels in the world. During this time a group of mates were having a small exhibition in Torquay and insisted that Dave and I put art in. I had not painted for over 20 years and knowing where to start was a little confronting. Thanks to my graphics business some of my staff had introduced me to screen-printing that I could do from the garage. With a little Andy Warhol inspiration, I created my first batch of paintings and ignited a fire that was soon to consume me. With sell out shows and exhibitions in Melbourne, Sydney, France and Hong Kong to name but a few, it is time to clear my mind and space. This is the end of an era as I move out of my studio of the last 15 years and into a new phase of my art. It is the very last of my screen-printed vintage pop art series paintings. All my screens are for sale never to be used again. Over 35 years of books, magazines and archival resources the images of which can be found in my paintings are included, along with life drawings, personal items, prints and part of my personal art collection.
