'Garden Pop Bird Bop' by Emily Crockford
'Bold', 'assured' and 'sensual' are all words that describe the work of Emily Crockford. No matter what she turns her eye to – whether it be the natural environment, Australiana or people within her orbit – she transforms it all into a lyrical universe of bold colour and intricate pattern. Bright hues sit alongside areas of fine detail, passionate energy exists simultaneously with areas of quiet contemplation.
Emily Crockford b. 1986
Emily has a long exhibition history and is well known for her major public art commissions: a 39 metre mural for Westpac’s Concord offices, two works for the City of Sydney’s Creative Hoardings Project (Midnight Zoo, 2019 & Sydney Opera House at Night, 2017), and a 175 square metre collaborative mural for the University of Technology Sydney (Bird Life Jungle Disco, 2019). Recently she unveiled Oysters Eating Rainbows (2020), an 81.5 metre mural commissioned by Cultural Capital for the new WestConnex M5 motorway.
