Gordon Hookey belongs to the Waanyi people and locates his art at the interface where Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal cultures converge. He is one of Australia’s most radical voices, emblematic with his unapologetic image-making. His style and approach is distinctive in its vibrancy and best known for its biting satire of Australia’s political landscape and establishment, its leaders and representatives. His works make use of and inverts the language of propaganda, and has been at the forefront of unpacking the rage, fears, and angst of society. Hookey's work combines figurative characters, iconic symbols, bold comic-like text, and a spectrum of vibrant colours. Through this idiosyncratic visual language he has developed a unique and immediately recognisable style. The artist's perspective comes from a divergent, activist positioning – his work challenges hierarchies, skewering the status and integrity of the ‘elite’, while working to bolster the position of the marginalised and oppressed. Hookey is a core member of Brisbane-based Indigenous collective proppaNOW alongside fellow artists including Richard Bell, Vernon Ah Kee, and Jennifer Herd.