ROA “Paradox” Australia Solo Show Coverage

North Western Australia. Travelling through remote terrain accessible only via

four-wheel-drive or on foot, deep in Ngarluma country, ROA was hosted

by Ngarluma Aboriginal elders and shown places known only to the locals.

This is a place of paradoxes, where the natural beauty of the land intersects

with the flotsam and jetsam of human habitation – disused water tanks,

abandoned houses, pieces of car and machinery. Where life and death overlap.

Where cultures and histories constantly cross paths. Where urban art meets the outback.

FORM Gallery and Skalitzers Contemporary Art are proud to present

“Paradox”, a solo exhibition by ROA in Perth, Australia.

A modern day naturalist, famous for his large-scale depictions of animals

on urban walls around the world, ROA moves between continents and cities,

observing and documenting the creatures that co-inhabit the urban landscape.

ROA’s explorations span the natural and built ecosystem.

Fascinated with the beauty in the circle of life, he brings the animal world

back to our urban jungle, often juxtaposing his imagery onto remnants of yesterday.

His bold paintings reintroduce these animals to the locations

that they have long since lost to human expansion.