Cat Lawrance

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drawing & Printmaking)

The origins of these works lie in Australian pub scenes—an iconic, decaying space that can be used to explore cultural identity. Foundational sketches are made in situ then developed through transitional stages, weighing each element within the composition and balancing the distorted environment with recognisable iconography. I consider these works as an outsider's observation of human interaction with space, in which the figure exudes information about themselves by virtue of their environment. The interdependence between the pub and its patrons is depicted through the entanglement of figures with the furniture and architectural integrity of the environment. The pub acts as a gateway to open a visual inquiry into the impermanence of, and interrelationships between, Australian culture, alcohol consumption and individual identity.