Turbo Brown Exhibition

Gallery 2 Exhibition

19 February - 30 March, 2016

 

Owls by Turbo Brown

Turbo Brown  |  Owls

Jap 012218  |  acrylic on linen  |  140 x 82 cm

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Frill Neck Lizard by Turbo Brown

Turbo Brown  |  Frill Neck Lizard

Jap 009445  |  acrylic on canvas board  |  45 x 34 cm

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Two Parrots by Turbo Brown

Turbo Brown  |  Two Parrots

Jap 011394  |  acrylic on board, framed  |  61 x 46 cm

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Black Cockatoos by Turbo Brown

Turbo Brown  |  Black Cockatoos

Jap 011395  |  acrylic on board, framed  |  61 x 46 cm

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Magpies by Turbo Brown

Turbo Brown  |  Magpies

Jap 011396  |  acrylic on linen  |  116 x 62 cm

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Hawk by Turbo Brown

Turbo Brown  |  Hawk

Jap 011397  |  acrylic on linen  |  99 x 75 cm

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March of the Echidnas by Turbo Brown

Turbo Brown  |  March of the Echidnas

Jap 012448  |  acrylic on linen  |  155 x 108 cm

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Kingfisher by Turbo Brown

Turbo Brown  |  Kingfisher

Jap 012447  |  acrylic on linen  |  155 x 108 cm

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Sea Eagles by Turbo Brown

Turbo Brown  |  Sea Eagles

Jap 012532  |  acrylic on linen  |  121 x 91 cm

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Whale by Turbo Brown

Turbo Brown  |  Whale

Jap 012446  |  acrylic on linen  |  152 x 99 cm

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Two Parrots by Turbo Brown

Turbo Brown  |  Two Parrots

Jap 012219  |  acrylic on linen  |  122 x 92 cm

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March of the Echidnas by Turbo Brown

Turbo Brown  |  March of the Echidnas

Jap 012152  |  acrylic on linen  |  164 x 91 cm

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Red Tail Cockatoos by Turbo Brown

Turbo Brown  |  Red Tail Cockatoos

Jap 012153  |  acrylic on linen  |  139 x 80 cm

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Galahs on Fence Line by Turbo Brown

Turbo Brown  |  Galahs on Fence Line

Jap 012458  |  acrylic on linen  |  139 x 79 cm

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Emus by Turbo Brown

Turbo Brown  |  Emus

Jap 012459  |  acrylic on linen  |  150 x 79 cm

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Kookaburra by Turbo Brown

Turbo Brown  |  Kookaburra

Jap 012460  |  acrylic on linen  |  120 x 91 cm

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Numbats by Turbo Brown

Turbo Brown  |  Numbats

Jap 011398  |  acrylic on linen  |  117 x 60 cm

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Galahs by Turbo Brown

Turbo Brown  |  Galahs

Jap 011393  |  acrylic on board, framed  |  61 x 46 cm

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Trevor Turbo Brown paints with directness, energy and focus – his subject is the outdoor world of birds and animals. He explains that this relates to a time when he was homeless, living in Mildura on the banks of the Murray River, at a time the animals were his singular friends.

Turbo Brown was born in Mildura in 1967, and had a keen knowledge of the area around the Murray River in north western Victoria. His childhood was a great struggle for him, he was born with an intellectual disability and spent much of this time as a homeless youth. Following a difficult teenage life bordering on alcohol abuse and crime offending, Turbo Brown was adopted by Herb and Bunta Batten.

Life slowly began to improve, and Turbo Brown moved to Melbourne with his adopted family and discovered a talent for painting. His capacity to visualise stories that he held in his memory gave him a vast store of subject ideas. The colourful and joyous paintings of Turbo Brown are on display at Japingka Gallery from 19 February until 30 March 2016.