Felix Harris: Galaxy Express

Overview

New Zealand artist Felix Harris is proof that art is all around us. Harris takes life’s little oddities, awkward moments and situations of discomfort and uncertainty, and glamourises them by way of vibrant, colourful portraits.

Something so mundane, even a situation we often seek to avoid or downplay, is made hyperreal - a spectacle that is no longer avoidable, but rather draws us in and makes us examine the minor details of a situation that likely feels all too familiar. Witty observations are one of Harris’ main strengths that shine bright in his works, making squeamish behaviour appeasing to the eye with familiar ironies and new perspectives.

The exhibition is running as part of the Brisbane Fringe Festival, an annual celebration of the city’s creatives, with spaces set up across Brisbane for theatre, music, dance, comedy, cabaret, visual art and workshops. Broaden your horizons, and see art in everything. There’s nowhere to hide.