Art takes many forms. Andy Wauman aka Gutterdust, embraces them all and throws them back in your face leaving you unsure whether to chuckle or cringe. Paintings, sculptures, photographs, films and the written word are all included his repertoire of artistic offerings. He reveals the underlying contradictions of his world, provoking you to ponder why things are the way they are. It’s a creative outlet which covers his work in the field of analogue photography and films.

Born in Belgium, his artistic life began with painting, with a fascination for language steering him towards other mediums of expression. Spending the last ten years hopping from one country to the next on a personal artistic exploration, Andy’s solo exhibitions have been displayed in gallery’s all over the world, across Europe, the US, and Asia. Later this year he’ll begin an art residency at the International Studio and Curatorial Program in Brooklyn, New York.

Wauman has the ability to create artwork that simultaneously amuses and agitates. Reflecting his own social surroundings through any medium at his disposal, there is an anarchic humour in much of the work he has created over the years, and his recent show in Bali did not fail to impress. In fact, it marked a turning point in his own artistic path. He wasn’t on the island for long, but he sure left his mark.