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Over the past two decades, Carl Gopalkrishnan's artwork has garnered international recognition for his ability to forge meaningful connections between art & literature and the complex dynamics driving international law, intervention and global conflict. Carl transforms familiar cultural artefacts into new myths so legal and military minds can explore the creative, subconscious and emotional stories that shape their doctrines of war & peace. (Photograph copyright © Amanda Brown 1992)

Carl Gopalkrishnan (aka Gopal) Carl Gopalkrishnan (aka Gopal)

AUKUS Chronicles/Studio Notes: Works in progress-Made in Taiwan, Hello Pretty Pretty, Run Spot Run

These are some early details from a series of works I’m working on concurrently in 2022. Anticlockwise from this top left and beneath, details from two canvases which started as a long 3 metre triptych (but I ran out of puff sorry). First one is called “Made in Taiwan”; the second is called “Supernature”. They are inspired by music from the late 70s. During the lockdowns I was listening to a lot of 70s Euro disco.

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