Steve Munro

I’m a cinematographer with a sub-specialism in underwater camerawork and a specialism in documentary (series and long-form).

My first degree was a BSc in Zoology with a second degree, a BA, in critical and literary theory; so my very nature, when translated into art, is research research research.

When I come to a painting, I’ve already spent dozens of hours and days in cresting the idea because the idea is the basic form.

It’s from the idea that I explore the narrative that the painting will have as a part of the series I’m working on.

I do this for a couple of reasons – one being it is my nature to inquire, to quiz, to plan, and to execute that plan (that part is as much from my professional diver training as my science training; with the inquiry and exploration having origins in my arts degree).

And the other is because my choice of materials is based on very high quality which usually means they cost more – and I don’t like waste.

From my first series on the ordinary and everyday a couple of years back (the 31x31cm square food/drink pieces), out of 23 pieces I produced, only three were discarded.

But the frames were re-purposed so didn’t get thrown away.

I use a camera instead of a sketchbook these...

BA Literary and Cultural Enquiry
Certificate in Cinematography
HSC IV Professional Media Diver

2022 - Thirteen05 gallery, Daylesford
2022 - Saatchi Art 'The Other Avatars'
2022 - The Other Art Fair, Melbourne
2021 - The Other Art Fair, Sydney