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Chris Duffy My N<br />
Tell us a little bit about zourself...<br />
I was born 1966 in Melbourne Australia to an Irish father & Polish mother, in 1970 we moved<br />
to London in the UK & I continued to live there until 1988. We were poor & basically lived in<br />
the slums. Desperate to leave Thatcher’s Britain & return to Australia I worked double shifts at<br />
the local pub to save money for the air fare. Since I have returned to Australia I have worked<br />
in the construction industry, sales, a funeral parlour & for the state coroner among others but<br />
I have concentrated on art since 1997 when I attended university as a mature aged student. I<br />
live in a small coastal area of southern Victoria in Australia for the last 7 years where I strive<br />
to survive as a full time artist as well as help manage & curate a small gallery in a seaside<br />
town.<br />
About your first attempt to be creative...<br />
I was one of those kids who, if I wasn’t kicking a football I would be drawing! Often I would<br />
wag school & visit London’s great galleries or museums where I would copy (mostly) Rubens<br />
nudes in my text books or just stare for hours at the magnificent art on the walls.<br />
The smell of ‘old’ paint & the awestruck wonder of this experience is something that has always<br />
stayed with me....I have never known to ‘not’ want to draw.<br />
How did you decide that art was your path in life?<br />
At the time I was living in a small country town called Benalla in Victoria’s north east & I was<br />
unemployed, a friend convinced me to join the local art group & try for my diploma.... Reluctantly<br />
I did but after just two weeks I knew I had found my calling in life & art was the only<br />
path for me.<br />
Could you tell us some more about your art?<br />
Hmm no not really, other than I like to incorporate non-traditional materials in my paintings<br />
such as, velvet, gold, glitter, wax... Anything that captures my attention really, everything else<br />
is there to be seen by the viewer.<br />
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