The artist’s interest is in cross cultural collaboration as "world art" (like "world music") to affirm indigenous culture, regional diversity and the possibility of productive intercultural relations. He takes traditional techniques and adapts them by employing modern images, so for example, cars, planes and television sets may take the place of traditional abstractions of flowers, birds and clouds.

The collaborative works are discussed with his co-artists and the images  relate to traditional production and the narratives about them. Rish’s contribution is to place these events in a contemporary context by inserting the Western elements: thus we see Toyota and Aeroplane Dreamings, a Guirirr Guirirr Ceremony Dewari (devil) appears on the midday show and an owl reads the late, late, news. A Wandjina figure alights from a Weber barbecue flying saucer carrying Erich Von Daniken's guidebook. In the ceramic Mimbres Man an armless figure, with a television face, hops around on a long curling tail. In Kumete an anthropomorphic chicken is surrounded by bone televisions. The wooden sculpture My Kingdom for a Horse has the horse riding backwards on the back of a blind king. Totem, based upon an Asmat house pole, stacks cars, phones, houses and soldiers surmounted by winged AK47’s and a little king. Noah has a man in a suit walking his boat over dry land. Banci shows a two headed hermaphrodite, with a body depicting domestic bliss.

This site is an introduction to the work of Adam Rish.
Works are for sale price range AUS $1000-8000
Further works are available and commissions undertaken.
For further information email the artist or write to:

Adam Rish
31 Burnie St, Clovelly, NSW, 2031
Australia
Phone 612 9665 2071

or contact
Australian Gallerries
15 Roylston St, Paddington, NSW  
Australia, 2021
Ph 612 9360 8744 enquiries@australiangalleries.com.au

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03-Jan-08