Lot 97

Work is as new. Framed in a raw timber frame.


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Final Chapter Last Showdown is executed in true Licenblat style, the cartoon-like sections playing out a surreal storyline filled with what appears to be gangsters, aliens and a joyful looking princess.

Spanning drawing, animation and zines, Michael Licenblat's practice is punctuated by a vivid graphic sensibility. His works are reminiscent of comic books, integrating his cartoonesque characters with text and speech bubbles to form inventive and humorous narratives. Inspired by police dramas, alien mysteries and zombie apocalypses from Cinema and TV as well as his own personal experiences such as visiting laser games and ghost trains, he is an energetic and imaginative storyteller. Licenblat has worked in the Arts Project Australia studio since 2017. He published his first zine "Dream Gladiators" a fantasy thriller in 2019. His work is held in private collections throughout Australia.