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LATEST: ARTISTS & GENERALLY CREATIVE FOLKS
OWEN CAVANAGH
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DESCRIBE YOUR ULTIMATE
ART CREATION SETUP...
A large shed type set
up , with gallery and
cafe attached with public
viewing area , space
(studios) visiting artists ,
industrial spray booth and
ventilated work areas.
WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST
MOTIVATION WHEN IT
COMES TO CREATING ART?
Being creative and seeing
the joy on people’s faces
when they see a piece you
have created or they had
commissioned.
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YOUR MOST MEMORABLE
ART CAREER MOMENT?
Not realising at the time, in
2001, after having given the
owner of a shed a carton of
beer to let me paint it that
it would become the now
iconic “Wave” mural on the
Sunshine Motorway back
near Mt Coolum.
YOUR MOST MEMORABLE
SURFING MOMENT?
A six-hour session with only
my brother and myself at
Safi Morocco. 6-8 ft, couldn’t
paddle another centimeter
when the enforcers showed
up...
5.
IF YOU COULD HAVE LUNCH
WITH ONE ARTIST IN THE
WORLD, WHO WOULD IT
BE AND WHY?
John Severson, founder of the
first surf magazine the world
(Surfer in California, 1960).
Photographer, artist, filmmaker,
publisher...Dropping
out to live the island dream
- need l say more?
WHO IS OWEN?
“A life lived large, with the ocean a
defining path is strongly displayed
in my work.”
An unswerving commitment to the
Sunshine Coast and protection of
the pristine beaches hugging its
shoreline are driving forces, while
Owen’s love for surfing and any
pastime connected with the ocean
are a constant source of inspiration.
WHERE TO FIND HIS WORK?
See more of Owen’s work on his
website, www.solearte.com.au,
or simply take a drive down the
Sunshine Coast motorway to see
the wave shed!
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SMORGASBOARDER | SUMMER 2016