KANGAROO UNBOUND
Selected Poems & Images
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Kangaroo Unbound (2025) is Luke Johnson’s debut poetry collection, published by Puncher & Wattmann. The 50-odd poems that comprise the collection take their titles and, to varying degrees, inspiration from Garry Shead’s ‘D.H. Lawrence’ paintings. The paintings have been reproduced here with permission from the artist as an accompaniment to the book.
The Arrival 1992, Oil on composition board, 91.5x122 cm.
The Conspirators 1992, Oil on composition board, 90.8×121.5 cm.
They Were There 1992, Oil on composition board, 91.5x122 cm.
Thirroul 1992, Oil on composition board, 91 x 121 cm.
Railway Station 1992, Oil on composition board, 91 x 121 cm.
Thirroulia 1993, Oil on composition board, 90.2×121cm.
Free 1994, Etching with aquatint, 24.6 × 32 cm.
Kangaroo 1992, Oil on composition board, 91x121cm.
The Presence I 1992, Oil on composition board, 91x121cm.
The Struggle 1992, Oil on composition board, 122×152.5cm.
1922 1992, Oil on composition board, 122×152.5cm.
Fame 1992, Oil on composition board, 91.5x122cm
The Visitors 1992, Oil on composition board, 91.6×122.1cm.
The Wave 1992, Oil on canvas, 91×121.1cm.
Le Déjeuner sur l’Herbe 1992, Oil on board, 91×121.1cm.
Aboriginal 1992, Oil on composition board, 91.5×122.1cm.
Headland 1992, Oil on composition board, 91.6 × 122.1 cm.
Sentinel 1992, Oil on composition board, 91.6×122.1cm.
The Cliff 1992, Oil on composition board, 91.5×122 cm.
The Letter 1992, Oil on composition board, 122×152.6 cm.
The Presence II 1992, Oil on composition board, 91.5×122cm.
Dusk 1992, Oil on composition board, 91.6×122.1 cm.
The League 1994, Etching and aquatint, 24.6 × 31.7 cm.
Nightfall, 1992, Oil on composition board, 91.5 × 122.1 cm.
Nightfall II, 1992, Oil on composition board, 62 × 60 cm.
Firelight, 1992, Oil on composition board, 122 × 152.6 cm.
The Dream, 1992, Oil on composition board, 122.1 × 152.6 cm.
The Antipodes, 1992, Oil on composition board, 90×120cm.
New Land, 1992, Oil on composition board, 90.5×121.4cm.
The Guards, 1992, Oil on composition board, 91.5×122.1cm.
The Rainbow, 1992, Oil on composition board, 60 × 60 cm.
The Cocky, 1992, Oil on composition board, 91.5 × 122 cm.
Flaming Kangaroo, 1992, Oil on composition board, 91 × 121.5 cm.
Creation, 1992, Oil on composition board, 91.5 × 121.9 cm.
The Dance, 1993, Oil on composition board, 62 × 60 cm.
The Awakening, 1992, Oil on hard board, 91.5 × 122.1 cm.
The Envoy, 1992, Oil on composition board, 91.5 × 122 cm.
Noon, 1992, Oil on composition board, 25.5 × 30.5 cm.
Treason, 1992, Oil on composition board, 91.4 × 122.1 cm.
The Secret, 1992, Oil on composition board, 60 × 60 cm.
Intruder, 1992, Oil on composition board, 91.5 × 122.1 cm.
Marriage, 1992, Oil on composition board, 91.5 × 122.1 cm.
Checkmate, 1993, Oil on composition board, 91 × 121.6 cm.
The Supper, 1992, Oil on composition board, 91 × 122.6 cm.
The Meeting, 1992, Oil on composition board, 91.6 × 121.1 cm.
Death of Cooley, 1992, Oil on composition board, 91 × 106 cm.
Death of Kangaroo, 1992, Oil on composition board, 91.5 × 122 cm.
The Monument, 1993, Oil on composition board, 91.2×121.1cm.
Main Street, 1992, Oil on composition board, 91.4×122cm.
The Apotheosis of D.H. Lawrence, 1992, Oil on composition board, 91.2 × 122.1 cm.