TODD DAVIDSON: The acclaimed artist will showcase his work, which has featured in some of Australia\u2019s most famous publications, at Yarram\u2019s Courthouse Gallery. He holds his artwork published in The Age, I Used To Be A Grub. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\nRENOWNED and witty cartoon, caricature and oil painting artist for the Age and Time magazine, Todd Davidson, is holding his first solo exhibition in Yarram.<\/p>\n
The exhibition, titled Art, Sweat and Tears, spans Todd\u2019s remarkable career crafting works for esteemed news companies and magazines.<\/p>\n
It will run at Yarram Courthouse Gallery until December 17, and will present a range of satirical and imaginative illustration which flowered in newspapers from the late \u201960s to the \u201990s.<\/p>\n
With four works typically published per week and more than 20 years on the job, Todd has compiled an impressive collection of artworks.<\/p>\n
\u201cQantas and Time magazine were early clients, however, it was editorial drawings for The Age, in response to journalists\u2019 stories, where I did most work,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was fortunate to work beside Leunig and John Spooner at The Age and learnt much from them.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy images use comical surrealism or dramatic forms to convey an idea or comment on contemporary social, political or personal issues and events.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy mediums have ranged from line work cartoons and charcoal caricatures, to realistic oil paintings. Watercolour has been my go-to medium for its inherent speed and spontaneity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Todd would then use Photoshop to adjust scanned artworks as the industry took a digital turn.<\/p>\n
The display at Yarram Courthouse Gallery also features poems and social commentary cartoons as Todd begins to explore other mediums and interests.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve just started writing which I am enjoying as I can create my own stories with images around that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
While Todd hails from St Kilda, Melbourne, he has ties to the local area with his sister, Diana Speed, and mother, Margaret Davidson, living in Yarram.<\/p>\n
Todd said his mother had never seen his original works on display before, so the exhibition was a first in many regards.<\/p>\n
All works are for sale and the exhibition is free entry.<\/p>\n
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