Second 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 precisely about of my reasons why

• It's skillful to see a major prize beingness won past times a woman who has painted a portrait which reflects contemporary painting
• In the United Kingdom of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland a portrait such equally this mightiness good last dismissed equally "merely decorative" or "illustrative" past times precisely about judges for whom proper portraits should await equally if they could conduct keep been produced past times past masters - preferably male!  My stance is a skillful portrait is ane which  (1) reflects the private as well as (2) has an aesthetic appeal at precisely about bird or other.
• in the United Kingdom of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland a prototype which used watercolour as well as gouache cannot win the UK's premier portrait contest - the BP Portrait Prize.  My personal stance 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 or adult woman distinguished inwards art, letters, scientific discipline or politics, painted past times whatever creative someone resident inwards Australasia’.  Why don't nosotros conduct keep a contest similar this inwards the UK? I'd similar to run into 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 precisely about nervus to instruct inwards a portrait of somebody who doesn't autumn inwards that category.  
• Of course of didactics y'all tin ever uncovering out what the judges actually mean value of y'all past times prototype won the 2008 Archibald Prize amongst a pastiche self-portrait equally Tim Storrier did final year !

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

‘Hugo Weaving is an Australian cultural treasure, an creative someone inwards every feel of the word. For many years I conduct keep admired his move both on concealment as well as stage. Initially I had considered a rattling uncomplicated pictorial approach for Hugo, a bearded human inwards a dark suit. But when nosotros sat downward to hash out the portrait I was enchanted past times the rich content inwards his stories as well as felt moved to translate as well as get together a sort 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 equally this prototype is concerned - I dearest the overall effect.  The dense patterning reminiscent of aboriginal fine art inwards the background provides involvement as well as stimulates the optic but doesn't overpower. The color palette is quirky as well as is plainly a signature means for this creative someone judging past times her artwork (e.g. a recent exhibition). Of course of didactics the calligraphic mark-making holds an exceptional appeal for me.

Del Kathryn Barton was born inwards Sydney inwards 1972.  She graduated inwards 1993 amongst a grade inwards Fine Arts from the College of Fine Arts of the University of New South Wales. The College later on employed her equally a lecturer.  Galleries inwards Sydney conduct keep held regular exhibitions of her move inwards the final xx years.  Between 2006 as well as 2011 she was identified every twelvemonth equally ane of '50 of Australia's most collectable artists by the magazine Australian Art Collector.

Note: Hugo Weaving is an acclaimed thespian inwards Australia. He is best known internationally for his roles inwards The Matrix as well as The Lord of the Rings trilogies. He is too good known inwards Commonwealth of Australia for appearances inwards smaller Australian films, tv 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 ... xx Mar 2012
• won the 2008 Archibald Prize amongst Ben Quilty's portrait of Margaret Olley wins 2011 Archibald Prize nineteen April 2011
• won the 2008 Archibald Prize amongst Who's made a score this week? xv Mar 2009

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