Demasi walks the line between abstract art and contemporary landscape.

Born in Broken Hill in 1976 Demasi was greatly influenced by both the rich landscape and the eccentric ‘bush artists’ of that region.The remnants of his bush upbringing are subtly apparent in his large, expressive, emotionally powerful paintings. The outback theme is sometimes contrasted by a sense of urban grit and chaos to further veil his works in an element of mystique.Each painting is a significant piece of an on-going biographical account of Demasi’s life. Some from the immediate past and others travel further back in time to childhood encounters.Colour takes a leading role in the paintings. At times it is decadently slathered on in unabashed portions and in contrast washed over the surface as a thin stain like a water impression which remains almost seeing through to the bone of the raw canvas left in its natural state. Demasi is himself seduced by colour, and uses it to involve the viewer and evoke spirit within the painting.