George Rose
George Rose
2021 Artist
ARTIST STATEMENT
Cocoparra Orchids - I have a personal interest in depicting Australia’s endemic and endangered botany in my work, so I connected with Eric Whiting, a local naturalist, to discuss Griffith’s unique ecosystem. He spoke to me about the unique species that have now been relegated to roadsides and small pockets around the region due to increased agricultural production.
My work explores the relationship between the urban landscape and the fragility of endangered and rare varieties of spider orchids found in the Cocoparra Ranges including Caladenia Fitzgeraldii, Caladenia Tentaculata, and Caladenia Concinna.
My hope is that viewers will be inspired by this mural to learn more about the indigenous flora existing in their backyard
GEORGE ROSE @george_rose
George Rose is a Melbourne-based artist best known for her large-scale murals. Since moving away from her formal design training several years ago, she has focused on pursuing a multidisciplinary art practice, using her love of colour, gradients and type to spread her uplifting messages.
Rose spends much of her time travelling from one project to another, rarely in one city for longer than a few months completing art commissions and projects for a diverse range of clients and festivals. Recently working with AMP Capital, Brown Brothers, Disney, Instagram, Jansport, PangeaSeed Foundation, and The GPT Group to name a few.
When not working on commercial projects, you will find Rose on the global street art festival circuit recently painting at Bright Walls (USA), Colour Tumby (AU), Darwin Street Art Festival (AU), First Coat (AU), Kaaboo (USA), Perfect Match (AU), Roskilde (DNM), Sea Walls (Mexico), Shine Festival (USA), Street Prints (NZ), Tropica (Bali), Wallriors (Taiwan), Wall to Wall (AU) and Wonderwalls (AU).
Rose has proved herself to be one of Australia’s leading street artists, she has recently been honoured with winning the 2020 Resene Total Colour Visual Art award, in 2019 she was awarded the ‘Best Mural’ for the 2019 Street Art Australia Prize.