ROBERT TOMMY PAU | 'Wauri Tebud (Shell Friends)' | 2021 | Painting

ROBERT TOMMY PAU, 'Wauri Tebud (Shell Friends)', 2021, Acrylic on canvas, 61 x 76.2 cm 

"This piece is dedicated to all those who have taken interest in the TS. Haddon said that if he di not record the existence the people of the region they would disappear in history."

Courtesy of the artist.

Tommy is a descendant of the Eastern Torres Strait Islands, Australian Aboriginal, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Islander and Asia. He speaks Torres Strait Creole and Australian English. He was taught about the need to keep culture strong through cultural practice by his father. He has a strong commitment to keeping old traditions alive and believes that culture must remain true to the past and move with time to exist in the future. Tommy has considerable experience in the arts and his art forms of choice include printmaking, painting and sculpture.