ARTWORKS 1997 - 1993
ARTWORKS 1997 - 1993
My flux activation's are influenced by the Fluxus art movement from the 1960' where I walk the streets and immerse my body into it's architecture as a form of pinpointing locations. I have always been fascinated with street spaces as platform for micro choreographic actions, so I insert myself as a form of occupying city streets and spaces.
My flux activation's are influenced by the Fluxus art movement from the 1960' where I walk the streets and immerse my body into it's architecture as a form of pinpointing locations. I have always been fascinated with street spaces as platform for micro choreographic actions, so I insert myself as a form of occupying city streets and spaces.
My flux activation's are influenced by the Fluxus art movement from the 1960' where I walk the streets and immerse my body into it's architecture as a form of pinpointing locations. I have always been fascinated with street spaces as platform for micro choreographic actions, so I insert myself as a form of occupying city streets and spaces.
My flux activation's are influenced by the Fluxus art movement from the 1960' where I walk the streets and immerse my body into it's architecture as a form of pinpointing locations. I have always been fascinated with street spaces as platform for micro choreographic actions, so I insert myself as a form of occupying city streets and spaces.
My flux activation's are influenced by the Fluxus art movement from the 1960' where I walk the streets and immerse my body into it's architecture as a form of pinpointing locations. I have always been fascinated with street spaces as platform for micro choreographic actions, so I insert myself as a form of occupying city streets and spaces.
My flux activation's are influenced by the Fluxus art movement from the 1960' where I walk the streets and immerse my body into it's architecture as a form of pinpointing locations. I have always been fascinated with street spaces as platform for micro choreographic actions, so I insert myself as a form of occupying city streets and spaces.
My flux activation's are influenced by the Fluxus art movement from the 1960' where I walk the streets and immerse my body into it's architecture as a form of pinpointing locations. I have always been fascinated with street spaces as platform for micro choreographic actions, so I insert myself as a form of occupying city streets and spaces.
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Jack Linou: The Art of an Outsider
The book explores the creative portraiture of a life lived through the extremes of drug use, HIV and depression. Jack Linou had an uncontrollable self-destructive energy and expressed these feelings through his art.
Over a period of twelve years, Jack made an amazing array of artwork, which is illustrated in the book. He found ways to overcome his struggle through arts practice and the book highlights his exceptional artwork, which is supported by short stories and theoretical inquires about art and addiction.
The book was produced during the 2020 COVID lockdown and it's dedicated to my younger brother Jack Linou, who died at the age of 33 in 1997, and struggled with drug addiction, depression and living with HIV /AIDS. This book also provides a platform that continues the awareness of HIV / AIDS.
Jack died at the age of 33 at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 1997 from a long-term battle with HIV. Yet over a period of twelve years, he found ways to overcome his complex struggle with addiction and the imprisonment of a terminal illness through his creative outlets of surrealist painting, poetry and comedy.
The book is shaped into seven chapters beginning with Jack's poems, and includes short stories by family and friends. These are aligned with theoretical concepts of psychology and aesthetics, discussing how creative practices can heal and transform. In a way this book could be seen as a guide to creative recovery.
This book is not intended to be a biography of Jack's life, but an insight into the thoughts and artworks that helped him cope with the challenges of depression caused by addiction and illness, and his art is evident of a man whose core intent was to inspire others with creativity.
Jack's art and his legacy unfolds through these pages as a way of embracing and remembering the creativity force that was Jack Linou, and this book amplifies the necessity for lasting tributes to those who are gone but will never be forgotten.
"I am not a realist painter due to the reason that I live with realism everyday. Surrealism is the core of my imagination"
Jack Linou. 1993
A Remembrance for Jack
Running Time: 2min
.... Testimonials from people appearing in the book ....
"I like an artist who is unique and stands out with a their own style and Jack was a unique artist. You knew it was a Jack work straight away"
Alexi Alexi
"His incredible drive to create and express himself led to the huge artistic output he amassed over a relatively short time."
Hans Kreiner
"I didn't quite comprehend the gravity of his struggles living with addiction and HIV."
Connie Sgardelis
"A good and bad thing came out of Jack having HIV. It gave him an opportunity to become an artist, but the virus killed him."
George Linou
"He pursued his own uniqueness by sneaking across the borderline of convention"
Janet Williams
This short work is a personal tribute I made for my brother commemorating World Aids Day 1, December. 2021.
A Brother's Legacy Running Time: 4min
The following film is a documentary made by Jack's nephew, Alex Linou.
Alex has created a snapshot that highlights Jack and the making of the book.
ABOUT JACK LINOU
Jack diligently applied himself to learn about a range of arts practices from a self – tutoring process. He was a naïve self-taught artist working outside of the normal realm of visual arts.
His work is exciting, unique and has a quality that distinctly separates him from the general field of artists, as he followed his own intuitive response to recording his experiences through illustrations, poetry and performance.