On display at Brisbane Quarter (Podium 1 Atrium) from 19 August to 3 October.
Brisbane Festival is Australia’s largest international arts festival and Queensland’s premier annual cultural event. As a proud sponsor of Brisbane Festival 2025, we are excited to welcome internationally acclaimed artists Craig & Karl with their installation ‘Matey’s: Diny & George’.
This large scale artwork will be part of the Craig & Karl: Public Art Trail, which will have their bold and bright creations popping up all over Brisbane, activating iconic city sites with their signature colourful inflatables.
‘Mateys’ are a simplified embodiment of Craig & Karl’s practice. They are basic geometric forms with expressive features, all executed in bright colours and bold patterns. But manipulating the fundamental forms in simple ways they are able to completely change the Matey’s mood, for example from happy to sad or from sulking to coy.
These small techniques allow C&K to set the mood of a public space, and in this context, the Mateys serve as companions that help foster community and shared experiences, welcoming us into different corners of the city.
