ABOUT

Biography

I’m Ron Mavin, but by brand I go by ‘VISRON’ - A merge of vision and Ron! I’m an illustrator, artist and day dreamer - I currently practice in Sydney, NSW where I am studying a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the National Art School, Darlinghurst.

Growing up in the rural town of Kempsey, NSW, I spent my youth absorbed in the vividness of popular culture and sublime of the country. Where my mind wanders, my hand expresses. I continue to find substance in the dichotomies of the consumerist vs the creative that underpins much of contemporary art culture; navigating the overwhelm of a saturated media society.

In expression, a sense of individualism and catharsis occurs that is personalised - creating is lived time fulfilled. When I’m away from page and pencil, I love writing poetry, reading the New Philosopher magazine, playing around with film-making, geocaching, beach wandering for shells, running, observing the local cockatoos and jamming to S U R V I V E.

Artists Statement

My artistic practice embodies the vast sensations, structures, objects, aesthetics and concepts that formulate our understanding of contemporary society and self. Experimenting with the chaotic saturation and overwhelmed in culture, I engage with notions of experience, commodity, identity and consumption.

Throughout my practice I draw upon a wide range of conceptual and visual elements that collide with my daily and lived experiences. Some of which include: kitsch, pop culture phenomena, ornamental motifs, digital technologies, natural patterns, graphical trends, birds, cartoon characters, the occult, advertisements and urban aesthetics.

In engaging these elements through a Post-Modern lens, I aim to articulate the dichotomy of identity that exists between consumption and culture, understand contemporary sensations and emphasise the expression of self through creating. I resonate with the maximalist aesthetic through the means of illustrating ‘brain dumps’ in a refined style, creating kaleidoscopic works that are ambiguously playful.

Both visually and metaphorically, a contrast between contained individualism and chaotic collectivism is established. Through an intense visual field, a unique perspective of reality is revealed that allows the individual to conclude with their own interpretations, connotations and observations.