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Little Fourteen-year-old Dancer after Degas Painting
Australia
Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 24 W x 47.8 H x 1.4 D in
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About The Artwork
I had been reading a book about Edgar Degas, one of my favourite artists, and noted a quote "...An artist has to be able to cut a great deal away...". Reflecting on this quote, and the year that has been in 2020, it struck me that this quote is applicable to all of us, artist or otherwise. We have all had to cut a great deal away this year, and in that process I have been reminded that in stripping back sometimes less is more. I had already chosen the base image of the little girl underwater for this painting (inspired by Degas love of ballet dancers), and in keeping the less is more approach I decided to leave the painting quite abstracted. I look at this painting now and am comforted by the reminder that it's more than okay to take the philosophy that "less is more". This painting is painted using professional artist acrylic paints and mediums from Matisse, Golden, and Liquitex Professional Spray Paint. Japanese Rice Paper has been collaged to the canvas prior to painting the image - creating an impression of movement to the surface. The painting is finished with a Matisse Gloss Varnish which protects the surface with a smooth glossy finish. And, as with most of my paintings, I paint in layers - the background using action painting (expressionistic) techniques - pouring, dripping, splashing paint and involving my body in the painting process rather than just the paint brush. The figure was created using contemporary art pop art techniques and stencils, and a further layer of hand painting brought the foreground and background together. My palette is colourful and bright in this painting, to create an uplifted mood. Mostly consisting of complementary colours, I've also focused on using Degas favourite colours for his ballerina's - pink and yellow. I particularly enjoy the push and pull of this piece, the joy of discovery that there is a figure in the painting. Professionally stretched, signed on the back, ready to hang and enjoy!
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Painting:Acrylic on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:24 W x 47.8 H x 1.4 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
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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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