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Marc StandingGUEST (QLD)Marc was born inHarare, Zimbabwe in1976. He attendedthe University of CapeTown in South Africawhere he obtained aBachelor of Fine ArtsHonours Degree witha major in painting.In 2003 he leftAfrica permanentlyand travelled. Heimmigrated to Australiain 2005 and becamean Australian citizenin 2007. The majorityof his work consistsof oil paint on canvasalthough he also workswith paper and collage.Consistent themesin his work allude toissues concerningidentity, displacement,loss and humanfragility.The FlycatchersOil on canvas, 100 x 100cm, 2011$4500“‘It is rare that the subconscious consciously dominates, and so beautifullyat that. Marc Standing’s work is a wild and ethereal map of what travelsin and out of perception and introspection. Sprightly colours and nebulousshapes reinforce the nature of the world Standing regards through hisbrushes….Of mortality, the instinctual facades we put up, human natureembroiled in social order – Standing lets each question percolate, facinghead on the whimsical and the dark realities of what we are. As wewitness his journey, we are called to do the same and delve into thepotent meditation of unearthing what is hidden beneath the surface.’Zoe DulayURBAN CREATURES 41