“Mirror”
Skolegyde 4
This painting is inspired by Global Goal #1 ‘Climate action’.
The painting is made by Fintan Magee, Australia
“Mirror”
This work explores the proactive position of young people in the climate crisis as well as tree planting, carbon storage and water conservation. The work features a young woman staring into her reflection.
The work is painted in a stained-glass ripple effect, giving the illusion of an image reflected on water. This technique symbolises the urgency around climate change, where flooding becomes an increased risk for our communities. Is the girl above the water or being consumed by it?
In the mural, the girl investigates her reflection and her past and future. She holds two plants that are being propagated. These act as an allegory for growth, change and the better times ahead while highlighting our individual and collective responsibilities to take good care of nature, preserve drinking water and to ensure clean energy sources.
Fintan Magee was born in 1985 in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia,
He is a prominent Australian muralist and painter who is best known for his realistic large-scale murals.
Magee grew up in the city of Brisbane where graffiti, especially on trains was very common. Though his parents have always encouraged him to draw and paint, he started his artistic career as a graffiti writer in the streets of Brisbane before switching to painting and rapidly gaining recognition. Fintan Magee began painting full time in 2009 after obtaining his Bachelor of Fine Arts at Griffith University, QCA.
Magee’s large-scale murals always focus on humans and nature with high realism. His work depicts ordinary characters in mundane situations and uses images inspired by cartoons, children’s books and tales to highlight the extraordinary wonders of nature and the human existence and underline the connection between humanity and nature.
Most of Magee’s work deals with environmental issues and aims to highlight how humans must preserve it. Endangered animals, water and forests are central topics in the artist’s work and are depicted as essential and precious resources. He also paints mundane situations to tackle social issues like the migrant crisis for instance.
Fintan Magee has participated in various street art festivals as well as group and solo exhibitions in Australia and abroad. Even though he has massively completed projects in Australia, he has also been invited to paint in New Zealand, India, Indonesia, UK, France, Italy, Portugal, Germany Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, The Netherlands, Austria, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, USA, Colombia and Argentina. His work features in numerous publications as in Graffiti Art Magazine, Artmapp, World Sculpture News, Stuart Magazine, Juxtapoz and others.
Today, Fintan Magee is considered as one of the leading figures on Australia’s urban art scene. He currently lives in Brisbane, Australia.
This mural has been supported by:
Kronprins Frederiks og Kronprinsesse Marys Fond, Knud Højgaards Fond, Stibo-Fonden, Spar Nord Fonden, Per og Lise Aarsleffs Fond, Axel Muusfeldts Fond, Reisby Fonden, C.A.C. Fonden, Vilhelm Kiers Fond, Hotel Atlantic, Sparekassen Kronjylland, Loxam, Flügger, Aarhus Kommune - Kultur og Borgerservice.