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Muktoraah

2 September, 2025 - 27 September, 2025

2 September – 27 September 2025

hours:
Tuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm
Saturdays: 12pm – 4pm

admission: Free

…[Braden Howard] invites the viewer into the realm of Muktoraah, to experience this fictional land of chaos and destruction…

Muktoraah is an exploration of a fictional land within my ongoing world building art practice. It is a universe created by Khaanis Uldur, a being of shadow and darkness. Muktoraah, a realm of chaos and destruction is controlled and ruled by divine beings known as the Kha Muktu. There are ten different Kha Muktu within Mukturaah, each with divine powers of their own, being loosely based on the seven deadly sins. This exhibition features creatures, worlds, gods, magical beings and powerful relics from the realm of chaos.

My broader art practice involves this universe, as well as three others that exist beside each other, combining in the centre. Together they are called Ultahnor where every creation I make resides somewhere within.

My practice is heavily inspired by fantasy, science fiction, video games, movies/tv, current events and childhood memories. I often use shiny materials such as metal leaf to imitate rare collectable cards that I used to collect when I was younger. The stories and world builder aspect of my practice have also been heavily influenced by childhood memories of video games, having strange worlds and peculiar characters in most games I played.

The exhibition ‘Mukturaah’ was created in a response to current world events. Global conflicts, widespread diseases and financial stress have all played a part in these artworks. Containing works on board, paper and resin I invite the viewer into the realm of Muktoraah, to experience this fictional land of chaos and destruction.

Braden Howard is a Melbourne based artist, practicing in studio art. He originally grew up in the city of Wagga Wagga and moved to Melbourne in 2016 to study art. His current practice is heavily influenced by TV/movies, video games, pop culture, current events and childhood memories. He is deeply interested in fantasy worlds and mythologies, working intuitively to create stories, creatures and beings. All of his works relate back to a continuously expanding mythology he is and connect to the universes in which his creations reside.

Opening Night

Tuesday 2 September, 5-7pm

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  • Start: 2 September, 2025
  • End: 27 September, 2025
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Braden Howard