Peter Tankey

Peter Tankey’s current body of work is comprised largely of unconventional still life paintings, constructing unusual scenes where narrative is suggested through the juxtaposition of seemingly unrelated objects. 
The objects he chooses are often mass produced consumer goods that have outlived their function (practically or culturally).
This interest in redundant items has resulted in an ongoing series of works which he has called his “home-totem” series, where he playfully creates totemic structures from the discarded objects of everyday life.
More recently he has begun working on series of nocturnal urban landscape paintings.
Peter’s work has been shortlisted for several prizes and his work appears in public, private and corporate collections in Australia and overseas.