Time Travel with Go Suga

cover image by Go Suga – Lucifers Birth

words by kobi facto

QT Gold Coast is excited to partner with 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace, the largest contemporary art gallery on the Coast!

Now guests of QT Gold Coast can enjoy exceptional works at the hotels pop-up 19 Karen gallery which spans levels one and two of the hotel. Accessible for both hotel guests and Gold Coast locals, the hotel currently features works by Kate McCarthy, Melissa Read-Devine, R. Nicholas Kuszyk and Indie184.

Detail: 'I Wish For Joy' by Sacha Beverley. Part of her upcoming debut solo show with 19 Karen – 'Make A Wish' – opening on 6th May. https://19karen.com.au/exhibitions/sachabeverleymakeawish/

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In addition to these drool-worthy works, we are also obsessing over 19 Karen’s upcoming solo show ‘Time Traveller’ with Go Suga from May 6 – June 18 at the 19 Karen gallery space in Mermaid Beach.

Picture this… Lord Hades and his soldiers have risen from the underground world. They have used their weapons to cover the planet earth with eternal darkness. Now the time traveller is sent back in time to examine what caused such destruction and if possible prevent it from happening and save the world!

Go Suga’s vibrant and detailed paintings depict the world through the eye of the time traveller. And, like a comic strip, each painting is a scene that leads to another.

Born in Hiroshima, Japan Go migrated to Australia and settled on the Gold Coast in Queensland 1990. His talent for drawing has been a lifelong passion with a mystical and seamless blending of cultures.

Go’s work draws upon and reflects his personal views on a wide range of influences including social, political and cultural issues, blended with a rare beauty and mystique. All of his pictures combine the use of colour, shape and movement to create a truly unique and entrancing artwork.

You really need to see these works closely to truly appreciate the detail and accuracy of his illustrations. So be sure to RSVP online to his upcoming exhibition!