Emily O'Brien is a trained goldsmith and interior designer. She most recently toured for Electrofringe with her performance art group, Optical Eyes, that explores psychedelic visual stimulation and overload through layers of film, mechanical props, costume and sound.
In 2009 the National Gallery of Australia acquired Emily’s Hair Chairs for the Wolfensohn Gift collection. Earlier that year Emily collaborated with eX de Medici for the Canberra-based show Retroactive. In 2005 Emily received an artsACT travel grant to Germany to exhibit her Chip on the Shoulder brooches in the international craft exhibition, Talente in Munich.
Cryptozoology, 2010, polymer clay, acrylic, paint, nylon
Cryptozoology explores psychedelic realms through compositions of sculpted polychromatic mythical creatures. Are they toys, representations of the real, hoaxes, or just figments of our imagination?
To check out Emily's band Optical Eyes' short spiral video, click here.
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