Australian artist Wayde Owen’s show Fur, Flesh, Feather at Schubert Contemporary reflects his evolution as a person. His early quail self-portraits signified his feelings of confinement –- being a flightless bird. Then, he saw himself as a Staffordshire Bull Terrier (180 Degrees, above), a tough guy from a rough suburb. Now, as a new father, he’s Superman – and he’s only 30. Wonder what’s next for the shape-shifting artist?
Read more about Owen in Leena Lavonius’s Courier-Mail profile.
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