John Turier 'Street Cricket Boots' surreal in particular their thorny relationship

in particular their thorny relationship with narrative

screenprint on paper

The 2022 etching and aquatint

© Charles Blackman / Copyright Agency 2023

the Islamic Museum of Australia and Megalo Print Studio

John Turier 'Street Cricket Boots' surreal in particular their thorny relationshipIn Street Cricket Boots, Newcastle based artist John Turier playfully reimagines a worn out relic of suburban sport. Through his characteristically tactile assemblage approach and weathered, muted palette, he transforms humble materialsdiscarded cardboard, staples, and found fragmentsinto a vivid, nostalgic presence laced with quiet irony. The title knowingly evokes the gritty, unpolished arena of backyard cricket, drawing a line between the