ANT KEOGH
Ant Keogh is a contemporary artist living in Melbourne, Australia.
A painter, printmaker, writer, film maker and musician, his work explores themes of childhood, suburbia, nature, memory, love, death, fear, spirituality, heaven, hell, transcendence, dreams, surrealism, ritual, religion, humour, humiliation, marketing, propaganda, commerce, music, and urban culture.
He creates works in oil, acrylic, hand printed Lino-cut, pencil, ink on wood, canvas & cardboard. Seperate to static visual art, his work also includes film, music, and elements of performance.
Working largely from the subconscious, his paintings & drawings utilise symbolism, iconography, surrealism narrative elements, humour, social satire and veiled meaning.
Film, music & performance:
Film: Keogh's feature length screenplay, The Pinkerton Principal, won first place at the prestigious Final Draft competition (USA) in 2015. He has written and directed many short films and, more recently, is exploring A.I. film making (link) He has also created several short hand made animation films. He previously worked extensively in the commercial film and advertising industry. His film shorts tend to echo similar themes in his paintings and drawings, often utilising surreal imagery (see Leachman or 13 Secret Herbs and Spices) but just as often, straight forward playfulness and humour. He has also, on occasion, acted in mainstream films such as the popular Australian film, Kenny (2006), by director, Clayton Jacobson and several of (satirist) John Safran's TV series, such as 'John Safran's Musical Jamboree' and even an episode of Around The Twist, a popular ABC childrens' program.
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