September 2021 Mailbag No 1

From Andrew in the Hunter Valley - a thoughful response to our post on Daniel Bodey. Andrew writes:

Daniel's paintings are captivating, it's difficult to put your finger on any one aspect - the sharpness of the images, the colours, the texture, the subject matter. He seems to have been able to combine all of the above in a remarkable and unique way, creating something very special and enormously appealing almost mesmerizing. I agree with the reference and comparison to John Brack. One of my Dad's favouite paintings by John Brack was "The Car ", not so much because of the painting but rather the car depicted is a Triumph Mayflower, my Dad's first car, and there would have been five of us in it at the time 🙂 - will now have to do some research on Daniel's paintings.

And from Kevin McKay - also in response to the Daniel Bodey post:

The last painting in this blog post is revealing, I think. It references Daniel's side job as a cement renderer, which might explain his use of textured 'aggregate' paint. His interest in synthesising representational image with a more abstract preoccupation with surface is evident as he deliberately confounds traditional perspective by placing a larger figure (which normally indicates closer proximity to the viewer) behind the smaller figures. I like the irony of the title, "Correct" and the question raised by the word "craft" in the centre of the picture.