Presented here for the first time, The Essential Ned is a full body of work by The Artist who hides his face like the iconic hero he portrays. Where Ned Kelly used quarter inch thick iron, The Artist uses acrylic on board to deflect the missiles of mainstream culture, which demand subservience and conformity. The Artist mobilises the rich earthy tones of the Australian bush to create flat images that reject the infinite nuances of relativism and return the viewer to a simplistic, ruthless clarity that characterises the Australian landscape.