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Isabel O’Brien2009 Williamstown Festival Contemporary Art PrizeCarlo PagodaEvensong IIDigital Photograph 2008, 80 x 100cm$650Mask of MemoriesInk, Post it Notes, Acrylic & Wood 2009, 111.5 x 118.5cm$800Penny ParkinsonI am fascinated with the humancondition in our post industrialage. Changes in the sciencesand technology are happeningquickly, whilst the reality of ourenvironmental challenges isbecoming apparent. My art isa response to the imperfecthuman spirit in this time ofchange. I draw inspirationfrom everyday consumer andindustrial objects. For me,they represent some truth andreality of our fast, modern, postindustrial lives. I take ordinaryobjects like fly screen andstockings, and re-create theminto new forms. My work alwayscontrasts materials; soft andhard, friendly and nasty.TransformationMixed media 2008, 200 x 250 x 250cm$550Jim PavlidisRepresented by Chrysalis PublishingChampionsLithograph 2008, 70 x 90cm$870Kirsten PerryThe drawing was made usingdip pen and Indian ink workingdirectly from a specimen.This technique necessitatedworking at close proximityand allowed an intimateconnection to be formedwith the subject. The titlerefers not only to the arduousmethods of production butdescribes physical motion, anact of tenderness, a sensualexperience perceived throughthe skin.18strokeIndian ink on paper 2008, 145 x 90cm$2100Bernadette PilliThis painting isone of a seriesdrawn from theexperience of beingclose togetherin bed, with a dyingpartner. Betweenthe sheets, duringthe sleeping hours;awake, peeringinto the darkenedsky, listening tothe breath. Peeringthrough theDarkly Through the Windowwindow into theOil on canvas 2008, 122 x 122cmdarkness, Waiting$1800for the night tolift, always waiting for the transition, whatever that may be. The familiarsurrounding fabrics, along with the view through the bedroom window,become another world, as life draws to a close. A different stage in ourlives. A platform of existence which is unexpected and tragic. The linen asa metaphor for the landscape we traversed, together, yet alone.
Stephen Pleban2009 Williamstown Festival Contemporary Art PrizeJutta PryorThe ‘Virtual Tide’draws us in and out ofreality and the virtualrealm, our keyboardbecoming the steppingstone in that process.Autumnal AfternoonOil and wax on canvas 2008, 151 x 197cm$4000My recent works depict environmental, atmospheric and seasonal changein the landscape around Ballarat. The paintings convey the shifting moodscreated by weather, light and the elements. The surface of the paintingsare highly worked with wax and oil so that the images sit somewherebetween observation and abstraction.Darryl RogersVirtual TideDigital Print 2009, 62 x 52cm$990Johnny RomeoRepresented by Gilligan Grant GallerySerious Sadie by the LakeDigital print 2008, 62 x 45cm$480My work deals directlywith the way weconstruct our identitiesfrom the vast array ofimages that pop cultureimmerses us in. Mywork in general dealswith contemporarypop culture, culturalhomogenisation,the failures of blindconsumerism, mediasaturation, celebrityfetish and brand nameheroes.Grilled Rich ElbowOil & acrylic on canvas 2008, 167.5 x 167.5cm$6500Laszlo RomerPeter RosmanRed Painting II (detail)Oil, acrylic, enamel paint, paper, plywood 2009, 90 x 90cm$2500“D I C “ 2009: A Deathin Custody. An etchedsteel wine flagon unfoldsto reveal a solitary celland occupant underwatch. The flagonreshapes itself into apossum skin envelopingthe figure with thefading ceremonialimages of Barak. Thework is held on a “sign”tripod above a fragmentof slate with anengraved river outline.“D I C” 2009: A Death in Custody (detail)Etched steel/slate/mixed media 2009100 x 75 x 45cm$450019
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