Troy-Anthony Baylis

The artistic practice of Troy-Anthony Baylis has included performances, videos, paintings, collages, assemblages, photography, knittings, embroidery, artist multiples, costumes, installations, parade floats and more. His work explores a multitude of themes including colonisation, migration, trauma, racism, sexism, homophobia, sadness, reconciliation, dark and seemingly self-deprecating humour and unbridled joy.

Often employing a bold use of colour and typography, the artist references pop culture, art history, and queer aesthetics across a range of disciplines including visual art, cinema and literature. In addition to art making, his creative practice sometimes involves curating, publishing writing and presenting public talks.

Troy-Anthony Baylis: Let it bleed represents a long overdue major monograph on the art of Troy-Anthony Baylis, compiling imagery from most major periods of the artist's oeuvre including rarely seen and unpublished images. By doing so the publication draws interconnections between work that spans more than three decades of continuous practice.