Nicola Hooper 'Merbaby' street art

Nicola Hooper 'Merbaby' street artNicola Hooper is an Australian artist and printmaker whose practice examines the intersection of animal and human experiences. Central to her work is the concept of zoonoses the transmission of diseases from animals to humans. Drawing on her own childhood experience of diabetes and the use of pork derived insulin, Hooper explores the complexities of our often conflicted relationships with animals and how those relationships can embody empathy towards

She is both monstrous and magnificent

the barrier between them heightens the poignant sense of longing

Using gestural brush strokes and a contrasting colour palette

date and signature in the lower margin

A Macedonian/Australian contemporary artist

coloured etching and aquatint on paper

This composition symbolizes the integration of fragmented memories and disparate ideas

textured seascape

'Bibliomania' 2018

Charcoal and colour pencil on paper

Signed: signed CHARLES BLACKMAN in margin THE IMMIGRANTS

‘On the Street (Diptych)’ is a prize piece for collectors of Roar