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| Tim Maguire (an artist) as painted by Angus McDonald |
With a stunning variety of styles and interpretations, the Archibald Prize exhibition was a pleasure to view yesterday at our local art gallery.
The Archibald Prize is an annual portrait painting award open to resident Australian artists. Begun in 1921 it is now nationally recognised and eagerly anticipated each year. The entry above by Angus McDonald was awarded the people choice at our gallery. Some of our children wondered if it was a photo until one inspected it more closely.
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| Ultrapilgrim by Juan Ford |
Some of the entries were made of large brush strokes with thick oil paint (I didn't photograph these), others were a finer more detailed/realistic portrait. There are a total of 41 paintings in this exhibition, most being very large in size.
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| Melody - portait of Missy Higgins by Kate Tucker |
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| The Historic Wayfarer (after Bosch) by Tim Storrier |
The Historic Wayfarer, a faceless self-portrait by Tim Storrier, was judged to be the winner of the 2012 Archibald Prize.
The regional tour of the Archibald Prize only visits seven locations in our state. I think it's wonderful that our country town is one of those. This is the exhibition's sixth week here. Next week it will move on to another location.
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| Great Egret by Cass Samms |
There are currently two smaller exhibitions at our gallery too. I particularly liked "Collection Made Accessible" where five regional artists were commissioned to create accessible art pieces for the visually impaired, based on existing artworks in the gallery's collection.
Great Egret is made from driftwood, paper (body and neck "feathers") and other natural materials.
Here you can see the collection painting from which Cass has taken her inspiration.
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| Flannel Flowers 2012 by Carol Goodwin Machine embroidery, quilting, applique, fabric, dyes, nuno felting |
This one really grabbed my attention too, being a crafter/sewer/quilter myself. Flannel Flowers are Australian native flowers (also featured in May Gibbs illustrations and stories).
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| Flannel Flowers by Gladys O'Grady 1931 Watercolour on paper |
Both these "Accessible" pieces were made by artists who live less than an hour's drive away. I would love to return to the gallery alone and have a closer look. Who knows, maybe one day I might even have the opportunity to meet these talented local artists.
Sharing at Sneak Peek Friday, Weekly Top Shot.
43 comments:
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Interesting work of the artist. Picture with flowers coming out of it is amazing and creative. Yours.
Thank you very much for such kind words. I cordially greet!
What amazing artwork! The first one really does look like a photograph - I marvel at his talent. And I love the 3-D flannel flowers. How creative! I hope you do meet some of these artists some time.
What a fantastic exhibit and such stunning paintings! I would have loved to have visited there, but your photos are the next best thing! Thank you for sharing!! Hope you and your family have a lovely weekend!
Wow - the flannel flowers would have grabbed my attention too! Amazing! Thanks for sharing, xx
It looks to have been a lovely exhibition, and the exhibits are right up my street.
Oh Karen, What a lovely exhibit. I am amazed at how stunning each one is. I love going to the Art Museums. We have what we call Flora In Winter coming up at the end of January. The art musuem and the garden clubs come together and assign pieces of art to the florist designer to interpret the art into a floral design. It is so amazing to see both the beauty of a painting and the beauty of the floral arrangement! I always post photo's. It helps to get us through winter. I love the faceless self portrait.it is so clever.
Have a wonderful day..
How lovely that your little town was not left out of the exhibition. I do love the Wayfarer painting and the 3D floral art. How amazing.
Really some unbelievable talent in these pieces of art.
Joyful....Our town is classified as a regional city although with a population of less than 20,000 it definitely feels more like a country town. I guess we reap the benefits of both.
These are all wonderful and represent alot of talent! I was glad that you showed up close details on the first portrait as I would have never thought of this as a painting! What talent! It is wonderful that your city has been chosen for this prestigious event!
Whoa, some serious tallent there! Some of the paintings look extremely lifelike and others are whimsical. Such a variety. Bet that was a fun day!
An awesome array of talent in the exhibit!
the 3D flower creation is interesting !
Amazing exhibit - so much variety and interest.
I too like the flannel flowers one. Looks very interesting!
looks very interesting!! like it...
There are some very talented people out there. Thanks for sharing Karen.
When we first moved back to our town we looked at buying the house that the O'Grady sisters lived in before they died. Gladys was famous for her flowers and Doris was known for her birds, I remember my aunt having a couple of their paintings.
What a lovely exhibit!
That 3D flower thing is so creative...! loved that the most!
FANTASTIC work...... these are great artists.
Greetings, Joop
Great artists! I like very much the second photo!
Cinzia
these are really wonderful, I thought the first photo was actually a photo..
Wow, its magnifiek!I love the blue eyes from the first painting!
Amazing post! Such talented artists!
A wonderful artist.
His works are beautiful.
Picture of facing flowers, wonderful.
beautiful, amazing and talented artists....love the felted flowers.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful art. All stunning in their own way.
You have selected some beautiful pieces to show us Karen. I really love the last creation, sort of a multi-media piece with the flowers spilling out from the frame. So imaginative!
What an intriguing collection - that first portrait is astonishing; it does indeed appear to be a photograph, but the detail closeup is extraordinary. As others have said - what awesome talent! Thanks for sharing these artworks with us. Happy weekend!
this was a very exciting post! loved every bit of it!
These are absolutely amazing. How I would love to visit this exhibit!
Great shots of a beautiful art exhibit !
(A Creative Harbor) ^_^
Fabulous artwork... such details... I'm so glad you came by to share on Weekly Top Shot #66!
How beautiful it must be being an artist. Great works you are showing.
Have a wonderful day Karen.
Wonderful artwork Karen. That egret and nest were great and I liked the three-dimensional flower picture too. All of the art was great, especially the face portrait. We are not allowed to photograph pictures inside our galleries. - Dave
how createive+refreshing! lucky you...happy sunday!
The portret is excellent and the flower painting in combination with real flowers is well, must be difficult to maintain.
Greetings,
Filip
Oh how fun!! Makes me want to make a trip to an art gallery! :) That first portrait is amazing. I could just soak in those details for hours! Thanks so much for sharing your trip with us. Beautiful work to share! :)
lots of great pieces.
WOW. Lots of wonderful work here. Thanks so much for sharing it with us.
Hugs~
What a great opportunity to see such different artists' paintings and sculptures!
Thank you for sharing this!
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Fascinating! Those are great pictures. Thanks for sharing them.
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