Lin Onus and Mandjad Productions The Ongoing adventures of X and Ray

This series features an unlikely pair of travel companions X the stingray and Ray the Dingo. The late Lin Onus first portrayed these characters, X and Ray, in a 1992 his work titled, Michael and I are just slipping down the pub for a minute. This work features an ochre-striped dingo surfing a rarrked stingray atop a Japanese Hokusai-style wave. These characters were charged with supernatural qualities based on indigenous thinking and shared stories.

Following these painted works was the creation of a series conceived and made in collaborative spirit with fellow artist Michael Eather as three-dimensional forms in fibreglass. Lin’s son Tiriki Onus, who had always been included in the projects, worked with his father and Michael in their respective studios. The stingray holds special significance for Michael just as the dingo is integral to the work of Tiriki and Lin, up until Lin's untimely death in 1996.

Since Lin’s untimely death in 1996, Michael and Tiriki have continued The Ongoing Adventures of X and Ray in 2D and 3D. Whilst X and Ray have often made political statements, their primary intention is to remain light-hearted creatures of whimsy.

New 21st ANNIVERSARY EDITIONS have been published and are signed as 2021, available in 4 set paper sizes. The new anniversary editions allow the original editions to retain their value while removing formatting inconsistencies of some works. It has also allowed us to introduce two new paper sizes.

21st ANNIVERSARY EDITIONS feature:

• 320gsm SIHL paper;
• re-calibrated colours to best match original artworks;
• slightly different image sizes in some cases.

Please note the image Michael and I are just slipping down to the pub for a minute will be sold at a higher price. Generally this image outsells the other 7 images at around 3 to 1. As editions of the other images sell out, the prices will be revised from what is reflected below.

All prints are available in three sizes:

• A3 print run of 48; test proof run of 5
• A2 print run of 48; test proof run of 5
• A1 print run of 21; test proof run of 4

All prints (with the exception of New age toas... new age guys) are also available in the 'Hero' image size:

Paper size: 130x100cm

Image size: 106x80cm

print run of 9; test proof run of 3