“In abstract art, the colours can move freely without being restricted to a certain shape or figure, and that’s what continues drawing me to this form of art,” says the 37-year-old.

Inspired by his month-long visit to Sri Lanka in 2006 to participate in an art show, he has been painting Buddha for the past year. Year of the Buddha features more than 60 pieces made in various ...

In fact, he has deemed his distinctive black and white oeuvre as revealing ‘one of the most abstract concepts human beings have created’. Now these mesmerising images – as well as his first video – ...

Ian Fairweather: The Drunken Buddha. Tarrawarra Museum of Art, 311 Healesville-Yarra Glen Road, Healesville, Victoria. Tuesday to Sunday, 11am to 5pm. Until March 15.