Brand New!! Instant Archibald Prize For Del Kathryn Barton

won the 2008 Archibald Prize amongst a self-portrait amongst her 2 children.

hugo past times Del Kathryn Barton
watercolour, gouache as well as acrylic on canvas, 200 x 180 cm

This determination totally reinforces my regard for Australian fine art competitions!  Here's exactly about of my reasons why

• It's expert to see a major prize existence won past times a woman who has painted a portrait which reflects contemporary painting
• In the Britain a portrait such every bit this mightiness good endure dismissed every bit "merely decorative" or "illustrative" past times exactly about judges for whom proper portraits should await every bit if they could receive got been produced past times past masters - preferably male!  My persuasion is a expert portrait is ane which  (1) reflects the private as well as (2) has an aesthetic appeal at exactly about flat or other.
• in the Britain a icon which used watercolour as well as gouache cannot win the UK's premier portrait contest - the BP Portrait Prize.  My personal persuasion is that a review of the acceptable fine art media for that contest is long overdue
• it sticks to the rules as well as awards the prize to somebody who has painted a portrait of some human being or adult woman distinguished inward art, letters, scientific discipline or politics, painted past times whatever creative individual resident inward Australasia’.  Why don't nosotros receive got a contest similar this inward the UK? I'd similar to come across to a greater extent than people creating paintings of distinguished people that don't await like photographs!
• This is solely a 'preference' but it takes exactly about nervus to larn inward a portrait of somebody who doesn't autumn inward that category.  
• Of course of teaching y'all tin e'er notice out what the judges actually intend of y'all past times icon won the 2008 Archibald Prize amongst a pastiche self-portrait every bit Tim Storrier did final year !

Her portrait reflects Hugo Weaving's personality, his background as well as her preferred mode of working.

‘Hugo Weaving is an Australian cultural treasure, an creative individual inward every feel of the word. For many years I receive got admired his move both on concealment as well as stage. Initially I had considered a real uncomplicated pictorial approach for Hugo, a bearded human being inward a dark suit. But when nosotros sat downwards to hash out the portrait I was enchanted past times the rich content inward his stories as well as felt moved to translate as well as gather a form of personalised symbology inside his portrait. More than anything I hoped to portray a sincere, deep, generous as well as creative soul.’
Del Kathryn Barton

So far every bit this icon is concerned - I honey the overall effect.  The dense patterning reminiscent of aboriginal fine art inward the background provides involvement as well as stimulates the oculus but doesn't overpower. The color palette is quirky as well as is patently a signature mode for this creative individual judging past times her artwork (e.g. a recent exhibition). Of course of teaching the calligraphic mark-making holds an exceptional appeal for me.

Del Kathryn Barton was born inward Sydney inward 1972.  She graduated inward 1993 amongst a flat inward Fine Arts from the College of Fine Arts of the University of New South Wales. The College afterward employed her every bit a lecturer.  Galleries inward Sydney receive got held regular exhibitions of her move inward the final twenty years.  Between 2006 as well as 2011 she was identified every yr every bit ane of '50 of Australia's most collectable artists by the magazine Australian Art Collector.

Note: Hugo Weaving is an acclaimed thespian inward Australia. He is best known internationally for his roles inward The Matrix as well as The Lord of the Rings trilogies. He is too good known inward Commonwealth of Australia for appearances inward smaller Australian films, boob tube serial as well as plays for the Sydney Theatre Company.

Links to my previous posts almost the Archibald Prize

• won the 2008 Archibald Prize amongst Finalists for The Archibald Prize 2013 + The Packing Room Prize
• won the 2008 Archibald Prize amongst Tim Storrier wins the $75,000 Archibald Prize 2012 03 April 2012
• won the 2008 Archibald Prize amongst Finalists for The Archibald Prize 2012 + The ... twenty Mar 2012
• won the 2008 Archibald Prize amongst Ben Quilty's portrait of Margaret Olley wins 2011 Archibald Prize xix April 2011
• won the 2008 Archibald Prize amongst Who's made a grade this week? xv Mar 2009

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