My practice takes keen interest and engagement with representational aesthetics, predominantly referencing from archives of found imagery and personally-collected photographs. Demonstrating technical skill from a background in painting and drawing, my works are developed through processes of close-looking and replication; a result of detailed scrutiny and fascination over the reference material and care when retranslating motifs into different forms. I also adopt a material-led approach to art-making, imploring the conceptual qualities of chosen mediums (through time-based processes of layering and mark-making) and presenting in intimate scale.
anatomy of a soft spot (detail)
oil on wood panel, stretched canvas panel, graphite on paper, steel wire. dimensions variable.
‘anatomy of a soft spot’ is an intimate project; an conversation of snippets, references, fragments, objects and artworks.
anatomy of a soft spot (detail)
graphite on a5 heavyweight paper dimensions variable
In the spirit of reconciliation Monash University acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
