The Worst of Perth

Art strongly influenced by post-vibrancy modernism and political and social upheaval? Let’s start with this Wembley installation, Slaughter of the Vacuums. It was created by a former rigger who lived in a donga for 10 years: he was haunted by his resource-boom experiences, to the point of mental breakdown. He moved to Darch, one of Perth’s leading artistic suburbs, where he was influenced by the expressionless, the Registered Verge movement, and other modernist schools. Reconciling artistic style with industrial mass production and consumerism? Too pre-PoVi for this artist, who only makes things out of the things of which they are made. Crucifixion III, East Perth. PoVi art is either bereft of metaphor, or is covered in it. The Furnace’s friend found this bucket of human hair at Fremantle. The hair had been sewn into a headband. Untitled, but The Furnace thought Scalp Tax. When they start messing with the POST’s art competition for kids, you know we are drenched in decadence. This was called Magic Lego, and created in Nedlands.