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Title:
Living with the invader
Abstract:
My paintings tell the true stories of what is happening to Aboriginal people today and what we remember about our past and how we arrived at where we are today. I paint about Australian history, the history that I know and experience. A recurrent theme in my work is struggles within the black/white relationships. In my talk I wish to discuss why Aboriginal People are angry? What causes Aboriginal deaths in custody? Why are more than 50 percent of many jails full of Aboriginal men and women? Through my paintings I get to express my knowledge and ideas on ways of living with the invaders.
Bio:
Gordon Syron has made many significant contributions to his community, as co-founder of the Eora College with Bobby Merritt, he was also the first art teacher there. He was the President of the Deaths in Custody Watch Committee in the late 90s. From 1997 to 2007 his gallery, Black Fella's Dreaming has supported and encouraged new, young and struggling artists.
Gordon Syron is known for his political and historical oil paintings. Syron is a self-taught artist who has carved himself a remarkable career which has influenced his peers in the artistic, political and cultural arenas. Darren Cooper states: 'He dreams for all of us'. The extent of Syron's work was seen in two retrospectives, the first in 1998 and again in 2004 at the Australian Museum, Sydney. He has been invited to exhibit his paintings in Paris in September and in Dubai in October 2007.
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