{"product_id":"david-larwill-1","title":"David Larwill","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eDavid Larwill was born in Ballarat, Victoria in 1956\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eWe spoke to David Larwill’s publisher recently and he supplied us with the beautiful photo, and it so intrigued ask to ‘what was this person like, in day to day life.’ Here’s the answer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e“David was simply wonderful. Look at him and imagine you are talking to a regular guy from Ballarat. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e Everyone was given a nick name and he remembered everyone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e \"Gidday mate. How the hell are ya, you ledge' \" was pretty much his standard greeting to me. I always assumed he meant I was a legend. I bloody well hope so! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eWas he a nice person? Absolutely! He was one with real humanity. He was more than wonderful. Not just a gifted artist, he was one of the all time great good guys. He is truly missed.” DS Publisher.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eHe was a founding member of the artist-run ROAR STUDIOS established in Melbourne during 1982. Larwill subsequently emerged as one of Australia's most distinctive contemporary artists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eHis style of populating his paintings with stylized human figures and animals, his use of child-like forms, and the occasional inclusion of slogans, give his work a naive quality that sometimes seems simplistic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eHowever, he communicated an extraordinary range of feelings, moods and expressions through his artworks, often with considerable primal strength. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eSadly David died June, 19th 2011 at the age of 54.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e©2008 Photograph by Ken McGregor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eBy filling out the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVIP subscriber form\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e (top left of the page) you will receive the occasional email with special discount offers, new releases, exhibition invitations and info about new local artists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eIf you are local or visiting please come and check out our shop at 60 Glenferrie Road, Malvern. There are many items available for sale and a huge selection of frame samples on our 20 metre \"wall of frame\" samples. If you are planning a visit to sight a particular item on our web site,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eplease call \u003cstrong\u003e03 9576 1566\u003c\/strong\u003e or email us to verify item is in stock. We can often order a particular item in for you to view if not currently stocked.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: #cc99ff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"\u003e Found a better price?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: #cc99ff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"\u003eWe can often match or better an advertised price.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: #cc99ff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"\u003ePlease give us a chance by \u003ca href=\"mailto:info@printdecor.com.au\"\u003eemailing\u003c\/a\u003e a copy of the ad., or calling us with the details.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Limited Edition Print | David Larwill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44381033758902,"sku":"DAV150","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/3311\/1222\/files\/David_Larwill_1998__93988__69613.jpg?v=1762347217","url":"https:\/\/www.printdecor.com.au\/products\/david-larwill-1","provider":"Print Decor Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}