David Larwill 'Frenzy' pop A teenage prodigy turned iconoclast

A teenage prodigy turned iconoclast

‘The Mirror II’ is an example of the former

Image Size: 56 x 83 cm

Dimensions: 35 x 34 cm

signed 'Rankin' and dated in margin

David Larwill 'Frenzy' pop A teenage prodigy turned iconoclastDavid Larwills work radiates a direct, spontaneous energy. Rather than focus on single subjects or compositions, he was diaristic and instinctual capturing friends, family, street life, parties and the beach with a sense of boundless childlike wonder. In Frenzy, Larwill presents a portrait of a man with a hat. Etched in gold against black, the work is regal in palette but lively in form, a breath of fresh air from a man who had a nickname for