Dust and Metal, 2020. Ink and coloured pencil on paper, 120 x 150 cm.
(Far left) Dust and Metal, 2020. Ink and coloured pencil on paper, 120 x 150 cm.
Dust and Metal, 2020. Ink and coloured pencil on paper, 120 x 150 cm.
FINALIST: Dobell Drawing Prize #22 - National Art School Gallery and Regional Tour
The Dobell Drawing Prize is an unparalleled celebration of drawing technique and innovation. Presented by the National Art School in partnership with the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation, the biennial prize explores the enduring importance of drawing within contemporary art practice. The 2021 exhibition showcased work by 64 finalists from around the country, demonstrating the vitality and scope of current Australian drawing.
Dust and Metal: My family’s presence in the Central West of New South Wales spans three centuries, and my sense of place and connection to the area develops as I continue to realise my role as a descendant of early colonists on Wiradjuri country.
In Dust and Metal I draw from two contemporary views of Hill End, New South Wales; my own hatchback car perched on the edge of a landfill pit at the bush tip is interlaced with a landscape scarred by decades of gold mining and pastoral clearing.
I employ weaving techniques to offer a glimpse of multiple images or perspectives on my chosen subject. This approach follows the striated and layered quality of thought - multiple, conflicting and nuanced - in our processes of realisation and understanding. Dust and Metal is woven of two drawings in ink and coloured pencil to form one shimmering, multi-surfaced work.