COEN YOUNG

For Coen Young, painting is an encounter made real by the methods and process of silver nitrate. With his silvery reflective paintings increasing in scale, their confrontation has become more open and yet vulnerable with the increased exposure, whereas his new photographic works have a passion for risk. ARTIST PROFILE caught up with him in his new studio in Camperdown, Sydney.

LET’S BEGIN WITH THE INFLUENCES ON YOUR WORK …

Most influences come from general conversations with friends or strangers, what interests people, different generations, etc. Most things you see. In terms of how that affects the form of the work, I try to work out the best way to use whatever I need to think about those relationships. At the moment, I approach dealing with things through painting.

Historic influences?

There are many, but for example I think that with post-World War II