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UNASSAILABLE TRUTHS derives from 4 paintings in the exhibition. The paintings are an interpretation of aspects of a particular type of human relationship, and the ‘truth’ is really an ‘opinion’ delivered by a figure of authority (parent, teacher, priest) to one who accepts the pronouncement (often a judgment of character) without question, the unquestioning acceptance consolidates as ‘unassailable truth’. Often these ‘truths’ influence the direction of people’s lives- all their lives. Unmasking the 'truth' to reveal it as mere ‘opinion’ is often a titanic struggle. As you read this, a microscopic insect living on your eyelashes feasts on dead skin cells, At the same time kilometres under the sea, an octopus transparent as glass, goes about his daily business (in eternal night). The one will almost certainly never know of the other. I can tell you with even greater certainty that together the rest of the paintings in the exhibition accurately depict life, the universe, everything. It is an unassailable truth. Tosh A self taught artist, John McIntosh (tosh) has been one of Perth's top Architectural Illustrators for almost 3 decades. But in that time has produced images in other creative areas, with fine art paintings exhibited at Alexander Galleries in the mid to late eighties, including a solo exhibition 'Myth and Magic' in 1984.This time also saw the production and publishing of his first picture book 'The Twelve Days of Christmas', which met with great success having sold over 200,000 copies, and is still popular and in print today. The book was also adapted for television and ran as a children’s Christmas special for several years on the ABC. Since then there has been a further 15 illustrated picture books. The late eighties saw the opening of 'The Terrace Gallery' Mandurah, in which he was a partner, painting and exhibiting in that gallery .During that time he also exhibited in the 'Perth College Exhibition', and the’ Bunbury Catholic College Art Extraordinaire', being invited to submit work for the 'Selected Works Auction' in 1990, and was selected the following year for acquisition by the college to be included in the college collection. Demands of the commercial world has been fully occupying his energy since, but 2008 heralds a return to fine art full time. SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2009 Perth College 2009 St Hilda’s Colleges 2009 Jahroc Gallery, Margaret River 2008 Mazinod College exhibition SOLO EXHIBITIION 2009 Linton and Kay Contemporary " Unassailable truths" 2008 LK Galleries , Perth,’ Clouds and Other Vapour ‘ 2008 Jahroc Gallery, Margaret River, 1984 Alexander Galleries, ‘Myth and Magic’ AWARDS AND PUBLICATIONS 1991 Bunbury Catholic College Acquisition Prize 2008 Box Magazine Feature artist, (winter 08 edition) pg 2008 STM Magazine July 2, 2008 pg 18
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