GWA (aka Wade Goring) is a digital artist based in Sydney, Australia. His practice incorporates both digital and traditional methods such as illustration, painting, photography, video and animation. GWA’s art is influenced by and comments on queer culture, comic art, street art, pop art, pop surrealism, cinema, concept design, advertising and religious myths.

Regarding his work, the artist says “From my experience, ‘digital art’ is still a mystery to many people, including the art world establishment, even though we are surrounded by it every day. At exhibitions and art fairs I’m used to people asking me how I create my works and saying ‘so the computer made it’. I don’t take offence (well, not too much!) Its a relatively new medium but it’s rapidly on the rise. At the same time I understand the reaction to this art form. Digital art can look artificial, too precise and lack the sense of a human touch. My work is very much informed by traditional drawing, painting and printing techniques. I constantly strive to find ways to bring an organic quality into the digital world.

By exhibiting my work in gallery spaces and by publishing art books I hope to help alter the perception of what digitally produced art can look like and the ideas it can express while still being art you might want to hang on your wall or flip through when enjoying a coffee.

And like all artists of all disciplines, I hope what I create might inspire others but most of all I hope my work provokes a reaction whether it be laughter, arousal, fear or disgust”.