Paul Compton


Profile

Visual artist and writer based in Melbourne, Australia.

If I could invite any people living or dead to my dinner party the guest list would include: Edgar Allan Poe, Oscar Wilde, Woody Allen, Leigh Bowery, Yoko Ono, Joan Rivers, Odilon Redon, Jarvis Cocker, Austin Osman Spare, Jim Henson, Charles Baudelaire, Andy Kaufman, Friedrich Nietzsche, Dolly Parton, Harry Houdini, Divine and Edward Gorey. The live music would be provided by David Bowie, Alexander Scriabin, The Mountain Goats, The Cure, Antony and the Johnsons, The Sisters of Mercy, Ludwig van Beethoven, Bauhaus, Tom Waits, Klaus Nomi, Siouxsie & the Banshees and T-Rex.

I would like to say a special thank you to Monica Rutherford and Sylvia Karall for helping me get my work up. Another huge thank you to the wonderful ellejayerose for her constant support in all aspects of my life. Thanks also to everyone who visits my page and comments on my work.

Favourite Links:
Artwork by Deborah Klein
The Haunted Bookshop
Nonchalant Natter of the Sleeping Pirate
Hand Held Gallery
Artwork by Shane Jones
Garfieldminusgarfield
Artwork by Honor Bradbeer
Artwork by Darby Hudson
Artwork by John Douglas
Artwork by Phebe Parisia
Artwork by pinkyjain
Artwork by Jazmina Cininas
Artwork by Priscilla Ambrosini
Official Website of singer Wing!
Artwork by Steffie Wallace
Pomeranians !!!!!
Artwork by Eric Henshall
Artwork by darkestartist
Artwork by Jenny Nestor
Artwork by Franky Howell
Artwork by Rebecca Delange
Artwork by Mel Kadel
Little Red Fish Books
Artwork by butchart
Artwork by Quin Young
Artwork by Kimberly Young
Artwork by Andre Furlan
Artwork by Steve Cox
Francine Fishpaws Blog
Artwork by Leo Greenfield
Artwork by Geoffrey Proud
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Journal Entries

Exhibition Thank Yous

Posted about 1 month ago, 21 comments so far.

Solo Exhibition: Tender Things

Posted 2 months ago, 30 comments so far.

Interview with pinkyjain

Posted 12 months ago, 18 comments so far.

Interview with John Douglas

Posted 12 months ago, 23 comments so far.

Paul Gets Interviewed by Mui-Ling Teh

Posted about 1 year ago, 13 comments so far.

Paul Does "Wicked"

Posted about 1 year ago, 29 comments so far.

Writing

One night the boy became a fox

One night the boy became a fox. He sighed off his skin in the moonlight / Let all time fall away from him / Shook off a moniker. / In its place a miraculous pelt / - And the sharpest teeth yet. …

Instruction piece (31)

The skeleton in your closet has a bone to pick with you.

Instruction piece (20)

Collect your tears in a glass and pour them back into the ocean

Instruction piece (10)

Give your scarf a name.

Instruction piece (27)

Your teddy bear misses you.

Instruction piece (35)

Stargaze ceilings .

Watchlist

  • gottheshot
  • ReBecca Gozion
  • picturesongs
  • William H
  • umbra
  • TheWhiteMuse