Dlux

Born in Bordertown in 1977,^[2] Dodd has a Bachelor of Visual Art and a Masters of Visual Art from the University of South Australia.^[3] Dodd teaches at Adelaide Central School of Art.^[4] As a street artist, he used the pseudonym Dlux^[5] and was one of a group of street artists who considered legal action against the National Gallery of Australia when it failed to pay them in a timely manner for their works.^[6]

He began doing street art in Adelaide in 1998, using stencils to mass-produce stickers.^[7] Dodd moved to Melbourne around 2002 because of the street-art scene.^[8] As Dlux, Dodd was a powerful presence on the Melbourne streets but also undertook a large amount of gallery work, and his stencils were always very politically motivated.^[9] As Dlux, Dodd is also featured in the documentary film Rash (2005), which explores the cultural value of street art in Melbourne.^[10]

He was one of the most active street artists in Melbourne but returned to Adelaide to undertake further studies (Masters in Visual Art, University of South Australia.^[11] Since then, his practice has expanded to include painting and sculpture, celebrating Australia's culture of rebellion and resistance.^[12]

Dodd’s practice incorporates street art,^[13] sculpture, and painting. His street art has been criticised for 'glamourising dangerous youth gangs'.^[14] His sculpture and paintings reflect his rural upbringing^[15] and he uses objects such as bus shelters,^[16] bicycles,^[17] and surfboards^[18] as a basis for his work. He also constructs objects such as River Cycle ('a bicycle in a tinnie'),^[19] and drawing^[20] and painting machines.^[21]

Dodd’s work is held in the following collections:

• University of Queensland Art Museum (search for James Dodd)
• Australia National Maritime Museum
• National Gallery of Australia (under both James Dodd and Dlux)

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