Wonderlust the first of such 'pop up' exhibitions to be featured in Sydney, its the work of British artist, Xenz aka Graeme Brusby, who began painting graffiti in the 80s in the derelict warehouses of Hull in Yorkshire England. His career spans two decades, one of which was spent in Bristol working with TCF crew amongst many of the street art scenes finest creative minds.
His latest studio works include a series of paintings that explore an enchanted forest in search of mythical birds. Inspired by the watercolours of John Gould, who did some of the first illustrations of the birds of New Guinea and Australia, which later became known as the 'Birds of Paradise'.
Xenz explains, 'I'm fascinated by birds and as a child I'd look at encyclopedias and bird books and imagine myself in the pictures, this was a time before we had the Internet. Wonderlust is a perfect way to describe these works that try to capture the ethereal, via birds and their mating habits'.