Name: Antarctic Going, Going Gone?: Mick Brennan
Start: 2025-09-19T23:30:00+10:00
End: 2025-09-20T04:00:00+10:00
Location: Gatakers Artspace

Antarctic Going, Going Gone?: Mick Brennan

𝗔 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗻'𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘀, 𝗺𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀.
Antarctica is a bucket list journey for many - a destination unlike any other, defined by its beauty and extreme isolation. As a boy, Mick was captivated by tales of explorers who braved the harsh extremes of both the North and South Poles. Their courage and determination sparked a lifelong fascination with the polar regions. In 2022, Mick was incredibly fortunate to turn that childhood dream into reality and experience the icy wilderness of Antarctica firsthand.
Brennan hopes to bring to life, his first hand experiences and reflections of how fragile the place is and what humans can lose if we don’t act now.
𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦: '𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺', 𝘔𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢, 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘯
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁
Mick Brennan is a self-taught visual artist based in Bargara, Queensland, known for his spontaneity, vibrant use of colour, and a fresh, intuitive approach that invites viewers to engage deeply with his work. With over 20 years of experience creating art across a range of media, Mick has developed a distinctive style characterised by expressive splashes of colour and richly layered textures, offering a dynamic visual experience.
Working primarily in painting and drawing, Mick builds his compositions using cardboard and found objects, crafting a strong sense of place through material and form. His subject matter often reflects his love of travel and the natural world - from Australian outback landscapes and seascapes to brids and regional scenes.