ROBERT TOMMY PAU | 'Colours of the Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion' | 2021 | Painting

ROBERT TOMMY PAU, 'Colours of the Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion', 2021, Acrylic on canvas, 61 x 76.2 cm 

"The square is the unit patch: green, purple and red.

               is for the Australian Service medal.

               is for the Campaign medal.

               is for the Campaign medal War medal.

               is for the Campaign medal War medal.

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.