My drawings have been predominately inspired from old family photographs. They explore themes of family relationships, aloneness and isolation, memory and nostalgia, and the mysterious in nature and in urban settings.
I see my drawings as being akin to stills from an imaginary newsreel – where the camera is able to capture aspects of a world not normally visible. The medium I use is predominately graphite – in particular the 2B pencil.
Over the past few years I have been exploring more abstract themes, focusing especially on the subjectivity and dream-life of childhood, parallel worlds and the supernatural, along with the symbolism and workings of the subconscious.
– Angus Cummings
ANGUS CUMMINGS
Born Melbourne 1957
Education
1978 Diploma of Art, Film and Television, Swinburne, Melbourne
Selected Exhibitions
1988 David Ellis Fine Art, Fitzroy
1989 David Ellis Fine Art, Fitzroy
1990 David Ellis Fine Art, Fitzroy
1992 Lyall Burton Fine Art, Fitzroy
2002 Level 11 Gallery, Melbourne Ballan and Pannan Galleries, Beaumaris, Group Show
2003 Hilton Hotel, Melbourne Airport
2006 Ballan and Pannan Galleries, Armadale, Group Show Brightspace Gallery, St Kilda, Group Show
2010 Ballan and Pannan Galleries, Sorrento, Group Show
Collections
Victorian State Library,
Griffith University Queensland
Selected Bibliography & Documentaries
1988 Terry Lane interview on ‘Views of an East Ringwood Childhood’ Exhibition, Radio 3LO
1988 Article on ‘Views of an East Ringwood Childhood’ Exhibition, The Herald
1988 Film story on ‘Views of an East Ringwood Childhood’ Exhibition, 7.30 Report
1990 Program closer on 1990 Exhibition of Recent Works, 7.30 Report 1990 Mary Lou Jelbart review on 1990 Exhibition of Recent Works, ABC Radio
Selected Filmography
1991 Art Director, ‘Cruelest Plague’, Music Video, Hellveln
1992 Art Director, ‘Male Monster from the Id’, Music Video, The Chills
1992 Art Director, ‘Faith’, Music Video, The Dukes (featuring Sean Kelly)
1992 Script Editor/Consultant, feature film ‘Romper Stomper’, director Geoffrey Wright
1993 Director, Editor, Writer ‘Days of Rust’, Music Video, INXS
1994 Script Editor, feature film ‘Metal Skin’, director Geoffrey Wright
1996 Script Consultant, feature film ‘To Have and to Hold’, director John Hillcoat
1997 Script Editor/Consultant, ‘Possum’, director Brad McGann
2006 Composer (Smedley & Rolphe), electronic music score, feature film ‘Macbeth’, director Geoffrey Wright
