Oslo Davis is an illustrator, cartoonist and artist who has drawn for The New York Times, The Age, The Monthly, Meanjin, SBS and The Guardian, as well as the National Gallery of Victoria, Golden Plains and the State Library Victoria, among many others. Oslo’s latest book is Overheard: The Art of Eavesdropping.
Artists need not fear the spectre of AI-generated art. Instead, Oslo Davis suggests, we need to start reaping the rewards.
Illustrator Oslo Davis recently spent time with Raymond Arnold and Helena Demczuk at their Queenstown “creative lab” PressWEST, where the artist couple support exhibitions and workshops that not only centre printmaking, but care for land ravaged by mining.
Making art vs making ends meet, especially during a cost of living crisis, means making tough decisions, Oslo Davis discovers.
… that, despite receiving only a few entries of pretty average quality, you still didn’t win the life-changing $250,000 art prize.
Everyone is capable of taking on the posture of an art critic. An adult thinks their child could paint that, then a child comments their dog could draw that—and as illustrator Oslo Davis shows us, the cycle of criticism goes around.
Illustrator Oslo Davis questions if you should always listen to that little voice inside your head.
One of Australia’s renowned illustrators, Oslo Davis, gives us a glimpse into the motivations, meaning and humour behind a recent collection of drawings.
There has never been a better time to avoid art. However, as Oslo Davis discovered, the internet makes it ridiculously easy to stay connected to the art world, whether you like it or not.
