I think Mitch Gobel is an incredible artist. Today I went to check out his “Voices” exhibition today and was blown away. He grew up down near Mornington and thus most of the contrasts in the works are of the ocean (nature) and pollution. On Instagram, Mitch states that the artwork saved his own life. Personally I also think it has assisted in conserving the life of those around him that he is most passionate about, our wildlife. 2 months ago he donated 25,000, aka half of his wage, to the #wildlifewarriors.

Much of his following on Instagram has boomed the past 9 months and I think it demonstrates how through the medium of social media, art can help to raise awareness of social issues.

The detail, and layers that can be seen on his famed resin art cannot be fully appreciated anywhere but with one’s face mere millimetres away. Yes, that’s right, I spent majority of my 2 hours in Mossgreen Gallery with my face absolutely glued to these 11 humungous pieces. My friend and I studied so closely that we actually found a hair and some bugs in the art. We did decide to let Mitch know, so he could obviously re-do the $10,000 works, but he simply laughed it off and told us to keep it a secret.