John Dicandia

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City: Melbourne
Country: Australia

Joined: May 2009

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” It may be true that preoccupation with time has been the downfall of Western Civilisation, but it can also be argued that conjecture about eternity is a waste of time!” said Quentin Crisp.
So while I ponder on this o so true statement, there is nothing in the world that beats burning the midnight oil on a drawing or painting you want to get right. Some people think what I do is a waste of time because I don’t make any money and it’s self indulgent crap. The old cliche, Art’s for art’s sake is what I have always believed in, unless someone offers me a million dollars for one of my pieces. he! he!

Anyway I work, live and breath with my young family in a leafy suburb in glorious Melbourne, Victoria.

My hometown offers a wealth of ideas but much of my inspiration emanates from the dizzy world of pop culture and history.
I am a sixties child so it was natural for me to be sweep away by the cultural tsunami of music, film and television.
I’m by no means an artistic snob, as I find merit in all facets of art, high brow and low brow, from the Sistine Chapel in Rome to graffitti in the alleyways and byways of media-centric modern cities around the world.

I enjoy sharing my work with people around the world since I believe it is my way of communicating my love for humanity and different cultures.

In addition to my artwork and dabbling with photography and film, I write fictional stories and I am currently in the process of publishing my very first novel after 5 long arduous years.