2007 Feature Artist

Stu Campbell

If you let it, Stu Campbell's exhibition of digitally treated illustrations will take you on a journey to the dirty urban mega city of "Nawlz". Where you follow and interact with the life of Harley Chambers as he navigates his futuristic environment.

It's a world depicting the culture of young people, where technology is far more advanced and instead of plugging an Ipod into your head to create your own personal sound scape, in Harley Chamber's world, with a quick tune into Sunderlevel, your reality is augmented with a world of surround sound, 3D holographic overlays and 3D surround multi-sensory interactive experience.

This exhibition of prints is a selection of snapshots from the places and culture of "Nawlz".

The major influences on Stu Campbell's work have been from science fiction writers William Gibson and Phillip K Dick, and Japanese manga artists Katshuhiro Otomo (creator of Akira) and Shirow Masamune (creator of Ghost in the Shell).

You can also interact with "Nawlz" online in the electronic comic, which will be launched at the exhibition. Matt Tierney, sound engineer from RMIT, who was originally from Wynyard, is producing the sound scape for both the electronic version of "Nawlz" and the exhibition.

This is Stu's second solo exhibition, but his first solo exhibition in his hometown of Burnie. His work has been exhibited in group exhibitions since 2002.

In 2003 Stu's design work was part of an international touring exhibition, which travelled to 40 cities throughout the world. And in 2003 Stu Campbell was one of two young Australian designers represented in a French book of artists from 70 countries, entitled " World Wide Designers 2007"

Stu is 26 years old and was born in Burnie. He went to Cooee Primary School, Burnie High School and Hellyer College where he studied art, drama and audiovisuals. His favourite music is electro, jungle and punk and he is more at home on his skateboard than in a car.

Stu is currently working on contract to the Australian Defence Force in Brisbane in their Training Technology Centre, where he works as a multimedia designer, helping to make the ADF's training programs a more engaging and captivating interactive experience.

This exhibition will blow yo' robots' heads off!

"Nawlz" opens at Creative Paper Tasmania on Wednesday 10th October and runs until Wednesday 31st October 2007.