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Close your eyes. Clear your heart. Painting
Australia
Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 48 W x 36 H x 0 D in
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About The Artwork
Acrylic on Stretched canvas, ready to hang. When Kerry came across this image she was inspired by the positioning of the models arms and hands reaching forward, with an open face and flowing hair. This painting is named after the song "Human" by The Killers - their lyrics questioning "are we human, or are we dancer". The lead singer Brandon Flowers says that the song was written in response to an American journalists claim that America was "raising a generation of dancers, afraid to take one step out of line". Flowers writes about the fear of possibility and moving into the unknown - he tells us to close our eyes, clear your heart, and take the plunge. An uplifting message for any person breaking free of constraints. Here are some of the lyrics that inspired the title of this painting. And sometimes I get nervous When I see an open door Close your eyes, clear your heart Cut the cord The flame red hair of the subject of the painting visually encapsulates the fiery spirit needed to take risks and 'cut cords'. Kerry has used a contemporary approach using techniques such as expressionism and pop art to capture her model in contrasting colours of teal, apple green, turquoise, red and orange. In this rectangular composition of an underwater world, the light highlights her hands, face and her dress as she floats just under the surface. This painting is painted using professional artist acrylics and mediums from Matisse, Golden, and Liquitex Professional Spray Paint. Golden Self Levelling Medium has been painted onto the canvas prior to painting the image - creating texture and an impression of movement to the surface of the painting. The painting is finished with a Satin Varnish professionally stretched canvas is fitted with a wire and two D rings and is ready to hang. Kerry recommends to hang the painting directly to the wall on the D-rings or to a minimum of two hooks to the wire.
Details & Dimensions
Painting:Acrylic on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:48 W x 36 H x 0 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
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Kerry was born in Wudinna, a remote and tiny dusty town in South Australia, in 1972. This was a time and culture where women weren't allowed in the local pub and were expected to quit work when they got married. She distinctly recalls seeing articles about Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol as a teenager but thought the art world was a world where she couldn't belong - girls were supposed to marry farmers and have children. After a diversion into a "sensible career" and motherhood, Kerry went back to her passion and was conceptually trained through the South Australian School of Art in 2012, with a Bachelor of Visual Art, Specialisation Painting. During her studies, she turned to her love of stencil-making and action painting techniques with acrylic paint and created her own style. Kerry won the UniSA Medal for her outstanding academic and artistic results, and in 2013 her artwork was selected by top South Australian art-aficionado's, including the then Director of the Art Gallery of South Australia, Nick Mitzevich (now director of the National Gallery of Australia), to participate in The Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition - an incredible honour for any SA graduating tertiary art student. Today she works as an underwater photographer and painter from her home studio in Darwin, Northern Territory. She has participated in many group and solo shows. Her artwork is held in private collections in New Zealand, The United States, Switzerland, Germany, Hong Kong, and all-around Australia. She was selected as a Finalist in the 2021 Bluethumb Art Award, and her upcoming projects include a two-month residency in Germany, which will be followed by her first international solo show. She has also just been selected as a Finalist for The Percival Photographic Portrait Prize 2024. Her mission is to uplift women with her art – this is the engine that fires her entire practice.
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