GRAPHIC DESIGN – Many clients come to me for high quality indigenous centered graphics and culturally appropriate artwork. The majority of my Aboriginal artwork is centred digitally to be applicable with the desired outcome. I am passionate about assisting in keeping indigenous art present in a digital space. A few of my biggest achievements within this practice is winning the 2020 NAIDOC poster competition and creating a 22 metre collaborative piece for a balcony at the Dubai Expo 2021.

ILLUSTRATION – This aspect to my practice is the most complex as there are many different outcomes. I can create digital, mixed and traditional works. Part of these are conceptual works that are about expression and the other part are story based that detail scenarios. I have created mixed media picture books with Fremantle Press, health specific works for Perth Children Hospital’s Keeping Our Mob Healthy Program and published my own comic book titled The Rest of Your Life Gonna Be Shit (https://hivemindpress.com/p/troylgbs1/).

PAINTING – These are conceptual artworks based on everyday myths and things that can’t necessarily be said because there aren’t enough words. I try to make these poetic and turn them on puns with a sense of dry humour. My biggest achievement within this practice is being acquired by Art Gallery of Western Australia collection and creating a large scale mural in their foyer area.

ANIMATION – One of my goals is to create an animated series out of my comic book. My animations are currently short comedy clips base of things I think are funny, be it something my Dad said or something absurd that falls out of my head. I love the idea that something can come to life in its own world and I can have a character do anything I want it do, without limitation. I have created a commissioned animation for Fiona Stanley Hospital State Adult Burns Unit, delivered a week long workshop in the central desert and had them featured during several exhibitions at Fremantle Art Centre.

SCULPTURE – This element of my practice brings my work into a physical space and changes its presence. I enjoy the process of thinking about figures in three dimensions. My dream for this aspect of my practice is to turn them into giant cast iron public art works that are full of colour. My sculptures have been a part of many exhibitions around Perth including Revealed (2019) and Dark Side (2021).