David Middlebrook
View David’s recent exhibition Catalogue here
David Middlebrook was born in 1967 in Gloucester, New South Wales.
All my work uses the Australian desert landscape, either as an entity of its own or as base to create a narrative to explore political, environmental, cultural, humanitarian and Post Colonialism themes. Environmental concerns are explored with the irony of flooded desert. The works with red squares are from a body of work called, China and I. The work exists on a number of levels, my time working at residency in China as well as trips to China. I am also looking at the irony of people here buying nearly everything or parts of from China and complaining of China’s influence, but especially with mining of our desert landscape. I don’t offer answers. Indigenous issues and post colonial issues are also explored. He was also selected to represent Australia in ‘Art from Australia’ exhibition in the Gail Museum, Seoul, South Korea. He has exhibited in the Sydney International Contemporary Art Fair, the 2015 Packsaddle exhibition at the New England Regional Art Gallery and a group show at the University of Newcastle, along with other group exhibitions.

Salt Lakes and Clouds Oil on linen 100 x 120cm $8,500

Yellow Field Oil on linen 100 x 120cm $8,500

Colour Memory Oil on Linen 40 x 50cm $2,800

Desert Field Oil on linen 100 x 120cm $8,500

Desert Field and Salt Pans Oil on linen 120 x 150cm $12,000

Field Beyond Mungo Oil on linen 40 x 50cm $2,800
Field Beyond Mungo II Oil on linen 40 x 50cm $2,800

Field Desert Near Mungo Oil on polyester 90 x 120cm $5,800

Flooded Desert Oil on polyester 120 x 148cm $12,000

Haze near Mutawintji Oil on polyester I76 x 102cm $4,800

Haze near Mutawintji II Oil on polyester I76 x 102cm $4,800

Midday Field Lake Mungo Oil on polyester 137 x 273cm $19,500

Pilbara Morning Oil on linen 154 x 198cm $15,500

Towards Dawn Oil on linen 40 x 50cm $3,000

Twilight Oil on linen 46 x 66cm $3,400

Winter Light I Oil on linen 45 x 60cm $3,000

Winter Light III Oil on linen 45 x 60cm $3,000

David Middlebrook. Storm and Salt Lake. Ink and acrylic on canvas, 30x100cm. $2,000

David Middlebrook. Flood Plain. Ink and acrylic on canvas. 30x100cm. $2,000

David Middlebrook. Untitled. Ink and acrylic on canvas, 40x100cm. $2,000

Desert Before the Rain Ink on cotton 61 x 78cm framed $2,000

Paroo Darling Overflow Ink on cotton 61 x 78cm Framed $2,000

Range at Dusk Ink on cotton 44 x 53cm framed $1,100

Field Near Broken Hill Ink on cotton 55 x 67cm framed $1,800

Salt Lake Ink on cotton 44 x 53cm framed $1,100
Observations of Solitude II Mono type, oil on cotton paper 78 x 60cm framed $2,800
Observations of Solitude III Mono type, oil on cotton paper 78 x 60cm framed $2,800
Observations of Solitude IV Mono type, oil on cotton paper 78 x 60cm framed $2,800

Observations of Solitude V Mono type, oil on cotton paper 78 x 60cm framed $2,800