THERE’S more than meets the eye with Mulwaree High School student Wren Brown.
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At just 13 years of age, he has secured a collaborative exhibition at the Goulburn Club to showcase his wideranging artistic pursuits.
Opening tonight, the exhibit will feature a wide variety of mediums from the young artist, alongside work from friend Brayden Judd.
“It’s going to be amazing I think,” Brown said on Wednesday.
“I’ve been doing art since I was really young, as long as I can remember. It’s just always been for fun.”
Brown’s mum Sam couldn’t be more proud.
“(The Art Director of the Club) saw Wren’s work and basically just was wowed by him and said ‘I would really love to get him to have his own exhibition up there’,” she said.
“He already had a body of work and chose fifteen, so we’ve been framing them over the past two weeks and we’re hanging them up tonight (Wednesday).”
While Brown dabbles across a range of mediums, with a focus on drawing; Judd’s style leans more toward street-art and tattoo-style patterns / mandalas.
“I like tattoo art and street art, occasionally I’ll try and draw realism pictures (portrait style) but only when something really grabs me and inspires me,” Judd said.
“I see nearly anything as a potential canvas. By memory I have seven or eight pieces in the exhibition ranging from a pencil sketch, a spray painted car bonnet to a pair of kids’ shoes I’ve drawn on.”
Vice President of the Goulburn Club Eddy Zammit said the Club is always open to up and coming artists, no matter what age.
He hopes to encourage more young people to get involved in the Club.
“We are in the business of promoting new artists whether they be musicians or artists themselves; we want to give them an actual place to do all of that,” he said.
“For someone thirteen years old (Wren) is a brain child… Hopefully it will encourage more young people around town to come and showcase their work.”
Arts Exhibition Coordinator for the Club, Greg Angus said both Brown and Judd have a wealth of talent to share. He described the collaboration as a perfect fit for the "spirit of the Goulburn Club".
"We are so pleased to be able to provide a venue for these two young local artists in their first exhibition. Wren and Brayden are both immensely talented, and you can clearly envision great futures in the art world for them after taking a close look at their work," he said.
"The collections they are showing both display a level of artistic skill and sophistication well beyond their years. Wren's broad range of expressive drawing styles and Brayden's inventive artwork which pulls influences from tattoo and graffiti design... both of them are producing original work in a fearless way. This is exciting stuff from talent that is still emerging.
"This exhibition is completely representative of the spirit of the Goulburn Club. It's a way to support the arts in our own community, no matter what the level of experience.
"These two artists are clearly driven and serious about their work, so we're giving them just as much exposure and support as any of the seasoned, international artists who have shown works here.
"The same can be said about music at the Goulburn Club. We're just as proud to announce a first-time local performer as we would be about a musical legend, as long as they are willing to give it a go. Anyone can inquire about showing their artwork or performing their music at the Club...
"It really is a gem of a place with heaps of opportunity for anyone who wants to become involved."
The exhibition will be on display at the Club for four weeks. Some of the artwork will be for sale.
Entry to tonight’s opening will be free of charge with doors opening around 6pm.