Guy James Whitworth’s fifth solo Australian show Artist/Activist/Arseholeis named in reference to the three separate elements Whitworth believes any good artist needs to create: the practical ability, the wish to make social change and the ego and ambition needed to put that work out into the world.
Coincidentally opening on the same night as a documentary made about Whitworth premieres in London, his latest offering highlights that he is indeed an artist with an agenda – one that focuses on bringing local communities together and breaking down social barriers and prejudice.
Whitworth features theLGBTQI community heavily within his portraits, as well as the vegan community from where he campaigns constantly for animal rights and food equity. This may just be one of the last chances to witness Whitworth’s works before he goes on to more exciting things.
Artist/Activist/Arsehole runs at the M2 Gallery from Thursday November 26until Wednesday December 2.
