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For the final instalment of the #NASRetake on #NAS

For the final instalment of the #NASRetake on #NASAlumni Sophie Cape, we will be looking at one of her early self-portraits. ‘Self-portrait’ (2008) was from the artist’s second year of study and was her first attempt at portraiture and painting with oils. The intensity of the gaze and the formal composition from forehead to chin clearly relates to her large-scale portrait of Dan Wyllie painted six years later – the first work we shared of Cape’s in this series.
Keep your eyes peeled on our page as we feature new works and artists straight from the #NASArchiveandCollection.
Image: Sophie Cape, ‘Self Portrait’, 2008, oil on canvas, 30 x 30 cm, National Art School Collection, donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by the artist, 2018. Image courtesy and © the artist
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For part two of our #NASRetake on #NASAlumni Sophi

For part two of our #NASRetake on #NASAlumni Sophie Cape, we delve deeper into her practice by looking at the work ‘Rests her weary head’ from 2008.
When Cape’s career as an elite athlete ended due to injury in 2008, her art making became the perfect outlet for her athletic energy and her love of being outdoors. Cape immersed herself physically and emotionally into the landscape. It was at the National Art School that she discovered and developed her unique visual language, making large-scale, visceral artworks composed predominately on the ground, outside and in seclusion.
The drawing ‘Rests her weary head’ was made in her first year of art school after a trip to the bush. Cape used locally found materials: soil for pigments, burnt branches as charcoal, bones to draw with, and shrubs as brushes. These works became cathartic, psychological self-portraits fusing the artist’s raw energy and emotion, materiality and narrative. The work combines her lifelong love of poetry with the interchangeability of line, drawing and text – ongoing elements of her work. This also kick started her experiments with abstraction.
Keep your eyes peeled on our page as we share the final #NASRetake on Sophie Cape, featuring work straight from the #NASArchiveandCollection.
Image: Sophie Cape, ‘Rests her weary head’,2008, charcoal and soil pigment on paper, 55 x 75 cm, National Art School Collection, donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by the artist, 2018. Image courtesy and © the artist
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We’re calling out for any ‘bloody’ heroes th

We’re calling out for any ‘bloody’ heroes that can assist our friends across the road at @stvincentshospitalsydney.
Due to the COVID crisis, there will be an increased demand for existing stocks of blood. Australia is facing massive unprecedented shortages of blood and plasma. If you’re well, have not recently returned from overseas, and you want to do your part by doing something really simple – then please consider donating at an ARCBS collection centre like St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney.
As St Vincent’s Senior Physician @orly_l put it, ‘To you it’s only a pint of blood. But for someone who needed that blood right now, you just donated a life’. Image: St Vincent's Hospital Sydney

Here’s a little inspiration for you this Wednesd

Here’s a little inspiration for you this Wednesday morning. #NASAlumni @luke__sciberras shares with us his studio space of ten years and some pearls of wisdom on how to stay motivated in this current climate. “These terrifying times, like others, test our mettle – our resolve to make work that takes us into and out of our own selves. It is as vital to work through times of grief, fear, environmental catastrophes and medical emergencies as it is to work and explore as ever.
My own urge to paint and draw comes naturally but that doesn’t mean easily. I feel as though some think that painting should be easy and look easy, it’s usually not! Don’t be mistaken, easy paintings look flimsy, to me anyway. Beauty in my view comes from challenge, scrutiny and letting go. The free-fall dance of painting is what keeps me going, makes me who I am.
It makes me look, to see the meaning in what is around me. To express that and for people to respond is an ancient act of love and I’m very lucky indeed to be amongst it.” — Luke Sciberras
Don’t forget to share your current workspaces with us using #NASStudioSessions.
Images: Luke Sciberras. Photo: Gary Crealy; Luke Sciberras’ studio, image courtesy the artist.
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More than ever it’s important to stay in touch,

More than ever it’s important to stay in touch, support each other and find new ways of channelling our creativity. We would love to see what you've been doing at home or in the studio and how you are continuing to make art. Share a photo of yourself or your current workspace using #nasstudiosessions and we will re-post on our platforms. Let's keep everyone inspired and connected through art.
We would also love to hear from you - how you're feeling, your biggest concerns, and what you have found to creatively cope with this situation. Flick us an email at marketing@nas.edu.au.
To all NAS Students – we are all in this together, we need to keep each other inspired and we need to keep making art. Whether it's on the kitchen bench, the laptop, or sitting on your bed – art will prevail and bring joy!
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Even through these unprecedented times, @tonyalber

Even through these unprecedented times, @tonyalbert’s ‘Brothers (The Prodigal Son)’ stands strong at our Forbes Street entrance. Measuring at 180cm tall, this stunning work was created as part of the @biennalesydney: #NIRIN.
We sat down with Tony and spoke about his practice, work and residency with @canberraglassworks. If you haven’t had the chance see this in person (or if you’re like us and simply can’t get enough of this work), check out the stunning images and read the article on our website through the link in bio.
Images: Tony Albert, ‘Brothers (The Prodigal Son)’, 2020, glass, lead, photographic decal, steel, stone. Installation view (2020) for the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, National Art School. Courtesy the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf, Sydney. Photograph: Zan Wimberley
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For the final instalment of the NAS Retake on NAS Alumni Sophie Cape, we will be looking at one of her early self-portraits.

‘Self-portrait’ (2008) was from the artist’s second year of study at the National Art School and was her first attempt at portraiture and painting with oils. The intensity of the gaze and the formal composition from forehead to chin clearly relates to her large-scale portrait of Dan Wyllie painted six years later – the first work we shared of Cape’s in this series.

Keep your eyes peeled on our page as we feature new works and artists straight from the NAS Archive and Collection.

Image: Sophie Cape, ‘Self Portrait’, 2008, oil on canvas, 30 x 30 cm, National Art School Collection, donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by the artist, 2018. Image courtesy and © the artist ... See MoreSee Less

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