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Art By Donna Louise: Archibald - Review

Art By Donna Louise: Archibald - Review: Yes, it is that time again, I can hardly believe a year has passed since I was last at the NSW Art Gallery to see the Archibald Prize. Firs...

Art By Donna Louise: Wynne Prize - Review

Art By Donna Louise: Wynne Prize - Review: The Wynne Prize awarded for a Landscape painting or a Figurative sculpture was won this year by Imants Tillers for his work " Waterfall " (...

Art By Donna Louise: Artexpress 2012 - My Thoughts

Art By Donna Louise: Artexpress 2012 - My Thoughts: Artexpress is an exhibition of selected works from around 46 HSC Visual Arts students from across NSW. This exhibition is always an exciting...

Art By Donna Louise: My Thoughts on the Sulman Prize

Art By Donna Louise: My Thoughts on the Sulman Prize: The Sulman Prize, awarded for a subject, genre or mural painting -   I couldn't help but feel that this years finalists were not as strong ...

Artexpress 2012 - My Thoughts

Artexpress is an exhibition of selected works from around 46 HSC Visual Arts students from across NSW. This exhibition is always an exciting one and the work is more often than not, exceptional. The calibre of talent for the 2012 exhibition is absolutely outstanding with students interpreting themes and messages that are important to them, these themes range from statements on body image to messages of environmental importance whilst others explore the essence of the human psyche.

I would love to talk about each and every work on display as they are all worth mentioning but that would be a short novel not a blog post so I will refrain and only briefly discuss a few works that caught my eye.

Firstly, the digital media work by Joe Wood Denyer-Simmons, “Street Dreams”.  For a video work to attract my attention it really needs to have something special, otherwise I find myself drifting off with boredom. This was not the case with this work;it reaches into the depths of one’s core evoking the emotions and taking the viewer on a journey through the ‘fleeting innocence of youth’, as described by Denyer-Simmons, as well as arousing a sense of melancholy as you watch the characters each striving towards their artistic dreams – dreams that may never be realised.

Then there was the work of Alexandra Grech, “Evolution”, with an array of clever drawings commenting on the effect that pollution is having on our marine life. Her images of mutant sea creatures are ingeniously depicted.

Another work I’d like to briefly mention is that of Eva Nolan, “Muse”, a pencil drawing on paper. This work is imaginative and very well crafted, with the unmistakable influence of Del Kathryn Barton undeniably apparent. In my opinion the inclusion of colour would have improved the strength of this piece somewhat.

I have briefly touched on a few terrific works but why not follow this link and take a look for yourself.

http://www.donnalouisefletcher.com/

My Thoughts on the Sulman Prize

The Sulman Prize, awarded for a subject, genre or mural painting -  

I couldn't help but feel that this years finalists were not as strong as those in previous years. With the exception of a few I have to say I was a little disappointed.

The winner of the Sulman Prize was Nigel Milsom with his oil on linen, "Judo House pt - 4", (Golden Mud). Which over time has grown on me.

But for me the two main standouts were, Matthew Quick's "Low Hanging Fruit". This oil on linen is a reference to the use of cluster bombs and how these bombs are often disguised colourfully to attract the attention of the most vulnerable and inquisitive in a community - its children. A beautiful piece with a strong message.

I also think Luke Barker's oil on linen, "Once upon a time (Glebe tram sheds)" was an interesting piece and certainly worth a mention.

View the Sulman Prize finalists.

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