PEOPLES CHOICE
Artist: Sarah Hickey
Title of the work: Pregnancy
Medium: Pen, ink, conte on paper
Date of completion: May, 2012
Height (cm): 76
Width (cm): 57
Sale price $: 1200
Artist Statement:
Hickey’s series of female idols are inspired by images of women from a variety of contexts, histories and worlds. The complex layering of imagery and patterns depict beauty, spiritual iconography and the feminine.
Recently her work has been exploring the idea of the body as a Tabernacle, meaning a “residence” or “dwelling place” for a divine presence. ‘Pregnancy’ refers to an inner self or soul that coexists with the physical.
— Jugglers 20/08/12
MAJOR PRIZE WINNER
Artist: Peter Kozak
Title of the work: Absorb
Medium: Pencil on paper
Date of completion: 1/11/2011
Height (cm): 84
Width (cm): 59.5
Not for sale: Acquired
Artist Statement:
This work is part of a series of drawings focusing on the effects of long-term illness on the body.
I chose to approach the subject of illness through a series of pencil drawings, drawn from fragments of woollen garments in a state of stress and decay. For me, these fragments of wool are an effective metaphor for the body, with their damage representing the body’s susceptibility to violent change.
— Jugglers 06/08/12
HONOURABLE MENTION
Artist: Alex Louisa
Title of the work: Still
Medium: Charcoal and chalk pastel on paper
Date of completion: September 2011
Height (cm): 88
Width (cm): 66
Sale price $: 1800
Statement:
A tribute to a tiny feathered friend, found on a walk through our garden. Beautiful even when still.
I tried some new mediums in this artwork – charcoal pencils and Pan Pastels – and fell instantly in love. The Pan Pastels meant I could add broader areas of colour, like I was painting with a brush, while the charcoal pencils allowed me to get obsessive over tiny details.
— Jugglers 06/08/12
