We Go Together
, 185 x 120 x 192 cm
About the artwork
Gillie and Marc creates art that is accessible, art that reaches out to people regardless of their academic knowledge about art. Dogman and Rabbitgirl are iconic characters created by the artists, embodying the characteristics and personality of Marc and Gillie respectively. The characters soon became alter-egos of themselves, characters that Gillie and Marc use to share their story and experiences. The amalgamation of an animal’s head with a human body stems from ancient Egyptian artistic practices, techniques adopted by the couple in a contemporary context. People from all walks of life can relate to the appearances of their sculptures, and create their own impression of their symbolic meaning. Many of these cheeky and playful sculptures are placed in public, basking in the public’s pleasurable interaction.
About the artist
Husband and wife, Marc and Gillie Schattner are Australian contemporary artists who collaborate to create art as one, applying the iconic imagery of the dog or human hybrid to celebrate the powerful spiritual relationship that exists between man and animal. Gillie and Marc reference their own remarkable love story in their works, perpetuating a pursuit of happiness and encouraging us to challenge the status quo and perceived safety of societal convention. Gillie and Marc's unparalleled love is the cornerstone of what they are and what they create. Meeting in Hong Kong, she was a nurse from England and he, a boy from the suburbs of Melbourne. Wanting only to find a soul-mate with whom to share their passions for art, travel and adventure, they were married at the foothills of Mount Everest seven years later. With a 20 year history of collaboration, Gillie and Marc's works (paintings and sculptures) have received worldwide acclaim and are held in collections both nationally and internationally.
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