Curated

The Bigger Picture

Grant narratives, deep concepts, broad perspectives, and extreme scales.

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1. 

   Genesis Ex Nihilo

   Tracing the path from pure nothingness to pure possibility.

2. 

   Find X

   Following a hunt for answers through analysis, subjectivity, novelty, and integration into the self.

3. 

   Escape of the Heart

   Tracing a passionate heart as it breaks free.

4. 

   Birth of the Mind

   Following an emergent consciousness as it discovers itself and searches for others.

5. Reconnection

   Tracing the path from isolation and despair through to renewal and rejoining.

6. 

   Sector 001

   Charting our solar system from the center of the sun to the outer planets.

The Hidden Systems

Snapshots of the psychological systems that drive human behaviour

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   Reorganisation

   Examining the ways the mind reorganises itself.

2. 

   Fear Responses

   Examining the four major fear responses: fight, flight, freeze, and fawn.

3. 

   Defence Mechanisms

   Some of the unconscious defence mechanisms we use to maintain psychological safety.

4. 

   Growth Mindset

   Various components that together make up a growth mindset.

5. 

   Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

   A few of the processes that contribute to obsessive compulsive disorder.

6. 

   Conflict Management

   Two approaches to conflict, one leading to forgiveness, one leading to resentment.

7. 

   Wisdom

   The components of wisdom and their integrated form.

STEM

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics

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1. 

   3 bits

   Counting to 7 with three bits of information.

2. 

   Object Oriented Programming

   Two of the most important techniques in object-oriented programming.

3. 

   Stellar Bodies

   Damn, look at that sweet accretion disk.

4. 

   3- Electro-Magnetism

   Various electro-magnetic phenomena.

5. Hungarian Notation

   A wallpaper for a colleague at Google who liked the Borg and was a fan of Hungarian notation (gross!)

6. 

   Subtle Dynamics

   Higher order dynamics can be hard to spot, but most real systems have them in some way.

7. 

   Modular Home

   I dream of living in a home where the entire building is modular.

8. 

   Training

   Visualisation of supervised learning.

9. 

   Google

   A peek at the core principles that made Google a truly wonderful place to be an engineer.

Society and Culture

Exploration of various societal and cultural phenomena

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   Bureaucracy

   Follow the rules, don't rock the boat, and most importantly, never ask questions.

2. 

   Crowds

   Groups of people form around all sorts of ideas and perspectives.

3. 

   Startups

   Open, messy, chaotic and unstructured.

The Human Condition

Universal human experiences

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   Cozy

   The warmth and comfort of a safe and a familiar environment.

2. 

   Intoxicated

   Drinking alcohol to inebriation appears to be a common human pastime.

3. 

   Uncertain

   Finding uncertainty is beginning of all wisdom.

4. 

   Loving

   The essence of intimate connection.

5. 

   Confused

   The experience of being disoriented or lacking understanding.

6. 

   Frustrated

   We feel this when nothing seems to be working.

7. 

   Groggy

   The experience of being mentally tired and dazed.

8. 

   Relaxed

   Two subtly different experiences of ease.

9. 

   Playful

   Isn't he so cute?

10. 

    Curious

    The beginning of all discovery.

11. 

    Distracted

    Following the path from blissful ignorance to focused analysis.

Queer

Exploration of LGBTQ experiences and sexuality in general

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1. 

   Pink Triangle

   Various alternative designs for my pride tattoo.

2. 

   The Closet

   Exploration of LGBTQ experiences and sexuality in general

3. 

   Pride

   Various representations of LGBTQ pride.

4. 

   24-7-365

   Pride doesn't stop on August 1st.

5. 

   Gay Men's Group Psychotherapy

   The members of my support group circa 2023.

6. 

   Menage A Trois

   An abstract threesome.

7. 

   gPride

   A reminder of the time Google tried to constrain pride.

8. 

   X-Ray

   The best way to see a bone.

9. French Girl

   A man asked me draw him like one of my french girls.

The Abstract

Exploring the abstract perspectives and places available to the human mind

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   The Void

   Exploring and understanding the void of nothing.

2. The Absurd

   Examining and exploring absurdity.

Geometry and Colour

Lines, transparency, layers, fills, and other explorations of pure geometry and color

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   Layering Experiments

   Early experimentation with visual layering.

2. 

   Isometric Experiments

   Early experimentation with isometric guides.

3. 

   Smudging Experiments

   Early experimentation with smudging.

Pop Culture

References to cultural icons and well-known brands

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   WRONG LEVER

   Why do we even have that lever!?

2. 

   I love GOOOOOOOLD

   Is it a gold flake or is it a skin flake? In any case, it's a keeper.

3. 

   Florals

   In spring? Groundbreaking.

4. 

   Sweet Sweet Porcelain

   I’m so depressed I’ve worn the same outfit twice this week.

5. 

   The Seraph

   Chasing him was like chasing a ghost.

6. 

   Memorial to Courtney Gears

   No! My fans can't live without me!

7. 

   We are the Borg

   You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.

8. 

   Brotherhood

   Kane Lives!

9. 

   Seven Days

   Do you include the holidays?

10. 

    X The Y

    Various people, all named something the something.

11. 

    Fuck Off Steve

    An iPad wallpaper for people who don't like brands.

12. 

    Early Sketches

    Unrelated characters from various media, some of my earliest sketches.

Locations

Various locations from various perspectives

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   Harbour

   The city from the sea.

2. 

   Vacation

   A vacation from two perspectives.

3. 

   Hillside

   A minimalist hillside somewhere, probably populated by Androids.

4. 

   University of Adelaide

   Various locations from the University of Adelaide North Terrace Campus.

5. 

   Westminister Palace

   It would be nice to see this one day.

6. 

   Crude

   Various locations, and some of my earliest pieces.

Figures and Characters

Individuals and anthropomorphic representations

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1. 

   Squiggly People

   Anthropomorphised squiggles.

2. 

   Greek Characters

   Literal and figurative Greek characters.

3. 

   Gerard

   My spouse.

4. 

   Fear and Friendliness

   Perspectives on fear and friendliness.

5. 

   Fiery Little Friends

   Friends who show up in my imagination from time to time.

6. 

   The Lone Wolf

   Who does he howl for?

7. Mr Insistent

   I hadn't planned to share this, but he just wouldn't take no for an answer.

Objects

Abstractions and impressions of various objects

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   Ball of Yarn

   Cats love these.

2. 

   Ear

   Abstractions and impressions of various objects

3. 

   Balloons

   From a birthday party, probably.

4. 

   Sushi

   An impression of sushi and an early experiment with blurring.

5. 

   Means of Production

   An impression of sushi and an early experiment with blurring.

Family of Origin

The family I had no say in

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1. Mother Monster

   A woman who was always detached from reality and one egg shell away from disaster.

2. 

   Father Failure

   A man without a clue and no reason to care.

3. 

   Sister Stolen

   A sibling they tried to bury, always remembered for who she truly is.

4. 

   Scapegoat Self

   The role they forced me to play every day for two decades, but no more.

Raw Materials

Palettes and other materials used in my work

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   Light Rainbow Palette

   A palette of twelve light colours from across the spectrum.