“If you can’t see my mirrors, I can’t see you”, 2007
Synthetic polymer paint and ink on canvas
Size (cm): 78x78x6cm
Artbank Collection
Jamie Boys (born 1972) is known for his kooky, humorous, and highly stylized imagery which hovers on the edge of graphic design and reflects his interest in animated illustration. His visuals puns invite the viewer to take a second (or third, or fourth) look at his work to extract the underlying relevance and meaning of the comical settings. If you can’t see my mirrors, I can’t see you, takes the classic warning of truckies and recontextualises it to relationships. Is Boys suggesting emotional accidents can be avoided if people in relationships, like trucks on the road, move out from psychological blind spots to ensure they are clearly seen? Boys studied at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, Canada – the result of a Kerley Travelling Scholarship awarded to him by the VCA.
