ROBERT TOMMY PAU | 'Four Boys' | Linocut Print Edition:2\10 the two young men practise

the two young men practise their skills

having finished his art studies in 2005 with a Diploma of Art from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Visual Arts Course at the Tropical North Queensland Institute of TAFE

The stains manifest the operations by which the state manipulated definitions and categories of race to its own political ends

Cyclone Larry was a lot stronger than the recent Cyclone Anthony (2011) and the previous Cyclone Justin (1997)

Linocut printed in black ink from one block on BFK Rives white 300 GSM  paper

ROBERT TOMMY PAU | 'Four Boys' | Linocut Print Edition:2\10 the two young men practiseArtist: Tommy Pau Region: Torres Strait. Born in Townsville, raised Cairns Thursday Island Born: 1967 Artwork story: This work is inspired by one of my uncles songs four boys went to spear fish, when they came back they saw two sharks mating (thus the surprised look on their faces). Islanders use songs as a means of storytelling. ROBERT TOMMY PAU 'Four Boys' 2011 Linocut Print Linocut printed in black ink from one block Edition of 10 Paper size: 800mm