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Cleverman Sculpture

Karolina Venter

Australia

Sculpture, Resin on Soft (Yarn, Cotton, Fabric)

Size: 8.2 W x 20.1 H x 12 D in

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ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Cleverman was created to generate questions, feelings and emotions. His purpose is to stimulate. My Cleverman, the character, was created by using ordinary household items and rubbish I collected on our local beach Boneyard, Kiama. Fishing line and ropes often get washed on shore. I love using these decaying harmful items. This area, The Illawarra, was once densely populated by Aboriginal people. In the old days, elderly people were the library, the source of all knowledge. They were the keepers or ceremonies and rituals, history, medicine language and the connection with the spiritual world. They were the keepers of this diverse culture of The Dreamtime. Our western culture somehow, somewhere lost the ceremonies, rituals the connection with the spirit world, nature and even the with their elderly. Forcing our culture onto the first people of this land have made it impassible to practice their own old ways, living in harmony with nature and maintaining the education of their young ones. The plastic ropes around the Cleverman’s neck represent the western culture, strangulating the indigenous culture, soaking it in booze, drugs and petrol. It also represents the industry of mining and farming. The ownership of the land.

DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
Sculpture:

Resin on Soft (Yarn, Cotton, Fabric)

Original:

One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:

8.2 W x 20.1 H x 12 D in

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Karolina was born in Hungary and moved to Australia in her early 20s. She has been creating artworks for as long as she can remember as it has always brought her a sense of calm and release. 9 times out of 10 she will choose oils over acrylics but lately, she has gotten into restoring old surfboards and finishing them off with sprays ranging from psychedelic outer space waves to sexy Japanese geishas. Airbrushing surfboards has been so much fun that she applied airbrush to make create portraits, landscapes and fantasy-visionary artworks . “There is no limit to creativity, only imagination” Karolina’s painting today is heavily influenced by textile, fashion and fibre art. Ornamental elements such as patterns, repeats, stitch-work, mixed media is present in many of her current works. She is a multi-talented artist with a variety of interests that keep her works unique, fresh and visionary. Her inspiration to create comes from an innate urge to experiment and constantly expand her vision. Learning new skills is essential in her process as she incorporates these skills to create the unusual, the authentic, the beautiful.
 Karolina enjoys painting nudes, landscapes, portraits, animals, abstract on canvas, walls, surfboards, skateboards, basically anything and everything.  Her art knows no limit in themes, styles, techniques and expression. She loves creating and the process that comes with it.

Artist Recognition
Showed at the The Other Art Fair

Handpicked to show at The Other Art Fair presented by Saatchi Art in Sydney, Sydney

Artist featured in a collection

Artist featured by Saatchi Art in a collection

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