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“The Australian Mural” is from David’s long awaited “Arrival Series” which consists of 48 paintings that he has been working on for five years. He has had a huge interest in this Australian Cultural exhibition and it will start to tour museums internationally, with the support of the Australian Government, as of next year.

Minister Elmes with David Hart

David Hart and Lord Mayor Graham Quirk

David and Christine Hart have recently returned from the very successful Lord Mayor Delegation Mission where they visited five different cities: Taipei & Kaohsiung (Taiwan), Kobe (Japan), Daejeon (Korea), and Hong Kong. The Lord Mayor worked hard to create business opportunities for Brisbane and the sister cities.

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LITTLE Harry Hart, grandson of Aussie art great Pro Hart, lived every boy’s dream when he got to make a mess with stacks of food.

Harry Hart (above and below) follows in the footsteps of his dad, David, and his famous grandfather, Pro Hart.
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SQUIRTING sauce, swimming in spaghetti and jumping on jelly.

Little Harry Hart, grandson of Aussie art great Pro Hart, lived every boy’s dream when he got to make a mess with stacks of food.

And it was all for art’s sake.

In a remake of Dupont Stainmaster carpet’s iconic 1988 advertisement, which featured Pro painting carpet, 11-year-old Harry, who lives at Tinbeerwah, got to run amok and help create one of his grandfather’s signature works, a magnificent dragonfly.

“At first I was really nervous but then I thought about it and decided it would be fun,” Harry said.

“I’ve seen the ad on TV and I think it’s really cool. So do all my friends.”

The dragonfly in the ad, which was filmed last December, was made entirely of food.

Harry said he did not do much of the work on the dragonfly featured in the ad, but said he really wanted to learn the family craft.

Painting dragonflies and his favourite cartoon character, Sponge Bob Square Pants, were at the top of his list.

According to Harry, however, the highlight of making the ad was the bottomless tray of chocolates that kept coming his way.

He also got to drink as much soft drink as he wanted.

“I think I am ready to start learning to paint and I really want to start. It would be great to paint dragonflies,” Harry said.

“It was fun making the ad too. I wouldn’t mind doing more.”

Harry’s big sister, Chloe, has already developed a following, with art collectors scrambling to buy her abstract works.

She fits in painting between school, socialising and her favourite past time, which she says is shopping.

On June 23 Harry will have another chance to perform for the camera when he appears on Hey, Hey It’s Saturday.

He will star alongside his artist father, David Hart, and during the show create another dragonfly on carpet.

Sadly in 2006 Pro passed away which was a great loss for Australian art & also his most loyal audience being his family, particularly his protégé, youngest son & now established professional artist David Hart.

It appears that not only was Pro’s remarkable talent passed onto David but it would seem that talent definitely flows down from generation to generation, now with David’s youngest son Harrison being the new face of “expressionist art”.

Harry, Pro’s 9 year old grandson was honored to be in the new generation Stainmaster Carpet commercial boosting the same art antics as his late Grandfather.

Harry Hart used unusual and innovative techniques to create his own “Dragonfly” masterpiece from food, drink and sauces. In this latest commercial Harry can be seen boogie boarding across spaghetti and using toys including a water pistol, a pair of jumping boots and a remote controlled car to apply the brushstrokes to his canvas.

As Harry decorated, his father David Hart, a highly successful painter in his own right, watched proudly from the sidelines however Harry’s mother Christine got far more involved by taking on a role in the commercial.

The new commercial brings things closer to home by having Harry’s mum discover his “dragonfly” masterpiece on the carpet. As a proud mum, Christine has no trouble admiring her son’s handiwork. Thanks to STAINMASTER® XTRA LIFE™ carpet, she also has no trouble cleaning off Harry’s masterpiece and restoring the carpet to its original, pristine condition. But perhaps the moment that makes Christine’s performance is when she takes a break from cleaning the carpet and mutters under her breath “Oh you’re too much like your grandfather”.
Whilst Pro may be gone, it’s nice to know that his spirit lives on. It’s also nice to see the spirit of the original STAINMASTER® carpet commercial so alive and well in the new version. As a man who loved his family, innovative art and STAINMASTER® carpet, we think Pro would be pleased.

DAVID Hart, son of iconic Australian artist Pro Hart, has revealed extensions to his Mooloolaba Esplanade gallery, which is now double its former size.

David Hart in his revamped Mooloolaba gallery.
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IT is a vision. Long white walls, brightly-coloured canvasses and an eclectic collection of sculptures.

And now it is double the size.

On Saturday David Hart, son of iconic Australian artist Pro Hart, revealed extensions to his Mooloolaba Esplanade gallery.

The space now stretches twice its original length, displaying stunning artworks from up-and-coming and established artists Australia-wide.

“It was previously used as storage space, which we converted to gallery space,” Mr Hart said. “The best thing about the space is that it keeps on going and going. You stick your head in and you just have to walk in.”

Despite the tough economic times, Mr Hart said his Mooloolaba and Noosa galleries had thrived as people sought alternative investments.

“In the last month we’ve sold David Boyd works with a combined value of $190,000,” he said. “We’ve got a lot of new works from a variety of artists on their way.”
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