ArtReach chapter 5
A solo exhibition by Bradley Flynn
Bradley Flynn is a self-taught artist living at the foot of Brandwacht mountains in Worcester. Flynn, born in 1982, left high school at a young age and started working as an apprentice electrician and handyman before following his passion and becoming a full-time artist. Since he was a young boy, Flynn has been fascinated by junk objects, building his own toy cars and figures from whatever he can find by sifting through family members' garages, collecting broken toys to dismantle, and combing the beach for washed-up treasures and bones. His passion for discarded items has not faded; he still sources his material from dumpsites, scrap metal yards, and friends' garages. Using these discarded fragments, Flynn creates assemblage sculptures that tell a story of the state of our society, and of ourselves as emotionally complex beings, living in a world that we created.
This exhibition is part of AVA’s ArtReach Western Cape program, which serves to empower artists who don't live in urban centers and who therefore lack access to the infrastructure, peer pressure, and markets that these offer. The program, which is generously supported by the National Lotteries Commission and PGWC-DCAS, provides peer-mentorship followed by a solo show at the AVA Gallery.
