AL POULET:
THE SPOT
12/10/2023 - 08/11/2023
Al Poulet’s work evokes the visual density and complexity of the Australian bush yet stimulates our imagination to viscerally experience pushing through branches and treading on land, or hearing birds and crashing ocean waves. These sensations are infused into the artist’s new paintings, which are inspired by landscapes in NSW, near the artist’s studio at Wedderburn and remote beaches further south on the NSW coast.
“I need the wilderness in order to paint; it gives me room, it gives me inspiration, and it gives me air,” he reflects. “It’s about going and watching the birds move through the forest.” He finds analogy for the process of making art in the act of surfing.“ As soon as you step off the sand and you are away, and there is no one else in the world,” he says. “And if it is massive surf and you almost die, it’s even better.”
Al Poulet is a graduate of UNSW Art and Design (achieving First Class Honours) and a recent recipient of the Paddington Art Prize. His work was presented at Sydney Contemporary International Art Fair in 2019, and subsequently exhibited in the joint exhibition, Cummings and Poulet, at Penrith Regional Gallery in 2021. The artist has been listed in Artwatch as one of Australia’s top 100 artist’s to collect in 2023.
WORKS
![Al Poulet 'Blue Moon' acrylic, spray paint and charcoal on canvas 93.5 x 160cm (93.5 x 50cm each panel) $7,700 Al Poulet 'Blue Moon' acrylic, spray paint and charcoal on canvas 93.5 x 160cm (93.5 x 50cm each panel) $7,700](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Poulet-Blue-Moon-Stitched-scaled.jpg)
![Al Poulet 'Grey Gum' acrylic, spray paint and charcoal on canvas 114 x 116cm $6250 Al Poulet 'Grey Gum' acrylic, spray paint and charcoal on canvas 114 x 116cm $6250](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Poulet-Grey-Gum-acrylic-spray-paint-and-charcoal-on-canvas-115-x-121cm-scaled.jpg)
![Al Poulet 'Rolly' acrylic, ink, pray paint and charcoal on canvas 80 x 97 cm $5,000 Al Poulet 'Rolly' acrylic, ink, pray paint and charcoal on canvas 80 x 97 cm $5,000](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/rolly-cropped-Stretch-final-Al-poulet-scaled.jpg)
![Al Poulet 'Sunflower' acrylic, spraypaint and charcoal on canvas 64 x 95cm $4,500 Al Poulet 'Sunflower' acrylic, spraypaint and charcoal on canvas 64 x 95cm $4,500](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Poulet-Sunflower-acrylic-spraypaint-and-charcoal-on-canvas-68-x-95cm-scaled.jpg)
![Al Poulet 'Valley' acrylic, metallic spray paint and collage on canvas 200 x 173cm $13,000 Al Poulet 'Valley' acrylic, metallic spray paint and collage on canvas 200 x 173cm $13,000](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Poulet-Valley-acrylic-on-canvas-200-x-173cm-scaled.jpg)
![Al Poulet 'The Spot' acrylic and spray paint on canvas 80 x 180cm SOLD Al Poulet 'The Spot' acrylic and spray paint on canvas 80 x 180cm SOLD](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Poulet-The-Spot-acrylic-and-spray-paint-on-canvas-80-x-180cm-scaled.jpg)
![Al Poulet 'Saplings' acrylic and spray paint on canvas 173 x 236cm $15,500 Al Poulet 'Saplings' acrylic and spray paint on canvas 173 x 236cm $15,500](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Poulet-Saplings-acrylic-and-spray-paint-on-canvas-173-x-236cm-scaled.jpg)
![Al Poulet 'Tag' acrylic and spray paint on canvas 122 x 198cm SOLD Al Poulet 'Tag' acrylic and spray paint on canvas 122 x 198cm SOLD](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Poulet-Tag-acrylic-and-spray-paint-on-canvas-122-x-198cm-scaled.jpg)
![Al Poulet 'Tops' acrylic and spray paint on canvas 106 x 77cm Al Poulet 'Tops' acrylic and spray paint on canvas 106 x 77cm](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Poulet-Untitled-scaled.jpg)
![Al Poulet 'Archangel' acrylic on canvas 200 x 200cm (selected as a finalist in the 2023 Fisher's Ghost Art Award) $18,500 Al Poulet 'Archangel' acrylic on canvas 200 x 200cm (selected as a finalist in the 2023 Fisher's Ghost Art Award) $18,500](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Poulet-Untitled-Archangel-acrylic-on-canvas-200-x-200cm-scaled.jpg)
![Al Poulet 'Morning of the Earth' acrylic and spray paint on canvas 180 x 150cm $10,000 Al Poulet 'Morning of the Earth' acrylic and spray paint on canvas 180 x 150cm $10,000](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Poulet-Morning-of-the-Earth-master-scaled.jpg)
![Al Poulet 'Pyrocene' acrylic and spray paint on canvas 173 x 195cm $13,000 Al Poulet 'Pyrocene' acrylic and spray paint on canvas 173 x 195cm $13,000](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/new-Pyrocene-al-poulet-scaled.jpg)
![Al Poulet 'Raw' acrylic on canvas 200 x 200cm $15,000 Al Poulet 'Raw' acrylic on canvas 200 x 200cm $15,000](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Poulet-Raw-acrylic-on-canvas-200-x-200cm-scaled.jpg)