The $30,000 Dobell drawing prize is known for pushing the boundaries among Australian artists. This year is no different, with the 58 finalists in the biennial prize both going back to first principles and stretching our understanding of what constitutes this most fundamental of art forms.
Image: Madeleine Joy Dawes, Rebuild (partial) 2018, pen on cotton paper. 150 x 150 cm. Courtesy the artist.
Introducing Aldi Difinubun (@aldi.ex.di_), one of our graduating Photomedia MFA students, and their selected work ‘Glass Ceiling’.
Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Postgrad Show Opening Night, Thursday 6 November (RSVP link in bio).
Aldi Difinubun
‘Glass Ceiling’
single-channel HD digital video, colour, sound
21:51 minutes
Production assistance: Anton Grabreck
Portrait Photography: Jack Rockliffe (@soybased_snack)
Artwork Photography: Peter Morgan (@petrius)
Oct 26
Introducing Lisa Stonham (lisa_stonham), one of our graduating Photomedia MFA students, and their selected work ‘Interior Fragments’.
Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Postgrad Show Opening Night, Thursday 6 November (RSVP link in bio).
Lisa Stonham
‘Interior Fragments’
archival transparent photo-media on acrylic, space, painted wood
edition of 2 (+1 AP)
61 x 61 x 61 cm
Portrait Photography: Jack Rockliffe (@soybased_snack)
Artwork Photography: Peter Morgan (@petrius)
Oct 26
Introducing Tresor Murace (@muracetresorart), one of our graduating Painting MFA students, and their selected work ‘Amy Ice Cream’.
Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Postgrad Show Opening Night, Thursday 6 November (RSVP link in bio).
Tresor Murace
‘Amy Ice Cream’
airbrushed acrylic paint, Talens Pantone markers and Posca pens on Yupo paper
109 x 78 cm
Portrait Photography: Jack Rockliffe (@soybased_snack)
Artwork Photography: Peter Morgan (@petrius)
Oct 25
Introducing Beth Perry, one of our graduating Painting MFA students, and their selected work ‘Convene’.
Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Postgrad Show Opening Night, Thursday 6 November (RSVP link in bio).
Beth Perry
‘Convene’
linen on canvas
152 x 137 cm
Portrait Photography: Jack Rockliffe (@soybased_snack)
Artwork Photography: Peter Morgan (@petrius)
Oct 25
Introducing Erin Murphy (@erinmurphh), one of our graduating Painting MFA students, and their selected work ‘Volcanic Eruption’.
Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Postgrad Show Opening Night, Thursday 6 November (RSVP link in bio).
Erin Murphy
‘Volcanic Eruption’
oil on canvas
60 x 70 cm
Portrait Photography: Jack Rockliffe (@soybased_snack)
Artwork Photography: Peter Morgan (@petrius)
Oct 25
Introducing Sadie Whelan (@sadie_whelan), one of our graduating Painting MFA students, and their selected work ‘Aftermath (Busted Altar)’.
Celebrate the future of contemporary art at The Postgrad Show Opening Night, Thursday 6 November (RSVP link in bio).
Sadie Whelan
‘Aftermath (Busted Altar)’
mixed media and found materials
dimensions variable
Portrait Photography: Jack Rockliffe (@soybased_snack)
Artwork Photography: Peter Morgan (@petrius)
Oct 25
