Ben Stack

Lives and works in Sydney NSW, Australia

Artist statement

Ben Stack’s paintings have been collected for decades by those in the know. Based in Sydney, Australia, his work is worldwide. The vibrancy and positivity of his paintings make them the favourites of global household names such as Adnan Kashoggi, Meryl Streep and Kevin Bacon. International airlines, hotel chains, casinos, banks, law firms, financiers and diplomats have all bought these bright, bold, contemporary power-packs to reflect their own vitality and vision, 'Companies collect my paintings because they reflect the dynamism, positivity and optimism that they want the business to convey to their customers, so they tend to fit well in corporate offices, conference rooms, foyers and reception areas'. Savvy businessmen and creative powerhouses know the importance of surrounding themselves with positivity...it’s contagious. Brett Kelly of Kelly and Partners bought one for his company’s foyer. When a client admitted he’d been sleepy when he arrived, but that the painting had revitalised him, he immediately bought another for his conference room. 'It takes a lot of energy out of me to take a painting from the initial idea to the finished piece. It’s the closest I’ll ever come to childbirth. I go through the full range of emotion with each piece...excitement, denial, elation, disappointment, self doubt... All of that is concentrated into the length of time it takes to create something new and original, something that wasn’t there before. Sometimes when I need power, I...

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