ARTEXPRESS Virtual Gallery | 2021 Collection of Work

Aleece Richardson

Maitland Grossmann High School

Last Chapter

Collection of Work

Aleece Richardson

Maitland Grossmann High School

Last Chapter

Collection of Work

Last Chapter explores the heavy effects of consumerist society on evolution and the natural environment. In today’s world there is constant debate about climate change and the effects of modern society upon the natural world. In my body of work I represent the path of human history and its current trajectory, through the environments that supported this journey of human evolution, into a dark and unnerving environment shaped by today’s society.

Mona Wu

North Sydney Girls High School

Gathering Dust

Collection of Work

Mona Wu

North Sydney Girls High School

Gathering Dust

Collection of Work

My body of work expresses moments in time; interior scenes with objects that people placed sentimental value on, but are now left to simply ‘gather dust’ due to the constant sense of urgency in society which forces us to abandon these things and pursue what capitalism deems to be more worthwhile. The clock, antiques and other ordinary items represent the substance of the subject who is absent from the scene. The vintage aesthetic further references the concept of time passing. Gathering Dust explores the lingering human imprint of stillness and reflection without the actual presence of people.

Vaughan Huck

Pittwater High School

Reclining Figure (and Studies)

Collection of Work

Vaughan Huck

Pittwater High School

Reclining Figure (and Studies)

Collection of Work

Using the medium of stone sculpture, Reclining Figure represents the human figure in an abstract, distorted form. Properties of natural forms – shells, bones, eroding rocks – influenced its shape, and contrast with sharp contemporary lines in reference to modern architectural landscapes. My body of work comments on abstraction itself: beauty is found in the ‘randomness’ of natural structures and daily existence. It represents attributes of the human form literally and figuratively, exploring ideas of the ‘internal landscape’ of the human mind and the contortion of the psyche. This work uses the human figure as an organic, sculptural expression of the mind.

Phlynn Grohala

St Gregory's College Campbelltown

Dynamic Equilibrium

Collection of Work

Phlynn Grohala

St Gregory's College Campbelltown

Dynamic Equilibrium

Collection of Work

The ocean’s process is a ‘dynamic equilibrium’. Always changing, with a constant balance. For my body of work, I focused on a place where the ocean meets the land and created an ocean panorama consisting of aerial photography and painting. My mixed media works use a variety of painting techniques and incorporate resin that is traditionally used for commercial purposes. My intent was to create rich, layered and expressive surfaces that capitalise on the clarity and luminosity of resin to produce brilliance and depth.

Matilde Pacini

Bossley Park High School

The Final Act

Collection of Work

Matilde Pacini

Bossley Park High School

The Final Act

Collection of Work

The Final Act explores the life cycle through ballet: life as a continuous dance. Ballet shoes and ribbon reference delicacy and femininity and the ephemeral nature of humanity, while jewels represent the ever-lasting legacy each individual leaves to the world and future generations. I express continuity between the past and the present by contrasting the use of biro, a contemporary medium, with the traditional hand embroideries, and through the black and white colour palette to represent reminiscence and fading memories. My intent is to suggest that everyone we meet has lived a life we know nothing about.

Finley Johnston

Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design

Concept 45 (A Round Corner)

Collection of Work

Finley Johnston

Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design

Concept 45 (A Round Corner)

Collection of Work

My body of work is a look into architectural interiors, providing a perspective on reality and abstraction through materials, colour, depth and texture.

Xanthea Vazey

Kotara High School

Self - Acceptance

Collection of Work

Xanthea Vazey

Kotara High School

Self - Acceptance

Collection of Work

Through the microcosm of each ceramic sculpture, my body of work represents our fragile and diminishing sense of connection within the contemporary world, where society’s stereotypes provide unrealistic representations of individuals. Simultaneously, by focusing on women, it explores the perception of women within art and society. Using visually exaggerated elements I examine how individuals are viewed, constantly subjected to discrimination based on size, weight and appearance. Experimenting with the impact of perspective, my intent is to emphasise the importance of self-acceptance by provoking reflection on how changing our point of view affects authentic experience.

Sophie Jane Shirriff

Loreto Kirribilli

‘Coral-lateral Damage’

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Sophie Jane Shirriff

Loreto Kirribilli

‘Coral-lateral Damage’

Collection of Work

My body of work uses the Great Barrier Reef to reference the crisis of climate change and how it is affecting the whole world. The three white coral porcelain hearts and three white porcelain organic forms represent the human connection to the earth and how we are dying with the coral. The felt ‘cushion’ is inspired by the beautiful colours evident in a healthy coral reef and the three mixed media works express the colours of the coral reef and textures seen at a microscopic level. My intent is for the viewer to ponder their own role in climate change.