David McDiarmid b. 1952

  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
McDiarmid worked in a wide array of media and styles in his artmaking. After 1975, all his work focussed on gay experience, and he is known for his huge wall hangings and other fabric works about HIV/AIDS in the mid 1980s. He used bold designs and colours and very kitsch, 'non-art' materials, such as hologram foil - his argument was: "Good taste can be a prison."
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Rapper, Dapper, Snapper

Destroyed in 1982 by Pan Am en route from New York to Sydney for exhibition.

 
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Courtesy of: Powerhouse Museum
Poster, 'Urban Tribalwear Peter Tully'
URL
http://from.ph/379506

646 × 498 mm

'CRAFTS COUNCIL OF / AUSTRALIA GALLERY / 113 GEORGE STREET. SYDNEY / NOV. 25 – DEC. 22 / TELEPHONE 27-6895’

 
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STANDARD BOLD CONDENSED
Date
Medium
12 laminated posters

86 × 60.5cm (each)

 
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Body Language
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Courtesy of: Powerhouse Museum
Poster, 'AIDS Council of NSW presents: Safe Sex Ball'
Date
URL
http://from.ph/379501

650 × 506 mm

'AIDS / COUNCIL / OF NSW / presents’
'SAFE / SEX / BALL’
'Sat. / JUNE 11 / 1988 / 10PM – Late’
'BANQUET / HALL / R.A.S’
'Tickets / $25 / On sale at: TICKETEK / THE BOOKSHOP / Concession $20: Door Only’.

 
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Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 1986
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Medium
Colour offset lithograph

627 × 900 mm

Poster advertising the 1986 Sydney Gay Mardi Gras. Includes the text: “Festival: Feb 7 – March 2/ ​Parade &​ Party: Feb 22.”; signature lower left “d.”

The design reproduces a painting featuring the curvilinear text of the title in red, orange, green, blue and black within zig-zag border design in yellow and blue.

Designed by David McDiarmid, and published by the Sydney Gay Mardi Gras.

 
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Courtesy of: Powerhouse Museum
Poster, 'David McDiarmid & Peter Tully 1984'
Date
URL
http://from.ph/379503

766 × 518 mm

'DAVID MCDIARMID & PETER TULLY 1984 / AT ROSLYN OXLEY9 13-20 1 MACDONALD ST / PADDINGTON AND TUES-SAT 11-6/MAY 31-JUNE 16’.

2008/129/5

 
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Trade Enquiries
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Medium
Offset lithograph and collage

298 × 377 mm (folder closed)

Folio of prints, comprising nine black &​ white collage style prints drawing on gay personals advertisements, gay stereotypical dress styles, and gay male slang. One print has Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit chewing gum wrapper affixed, two have screen printed detail in red and white. Signed by the artist on inside front cover. In a limited edition of 200.