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CibbuanoAll About The Archibald Prize
April 8th 2006 11:03
Category: Art & Theatre Events
Having never visited the exhibition of Archibald Prize entrants, and having only a general knowledge of what it's all about, i was a little surprised to see the artwork that took out this years' Archie.
To the best of my knowledge, the premise of the prize is to produce the best portrait of current public figures, to quote from the Archibald site, "Each year in accordance with the bequest of Jules F. Archibald (1856–1919) the Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales invite artists to submit paintings in competition for the annual Archibald Prize, to be awarded to the best portrait of a man or woman distinguished in Art, Letters, Science or Politics." This guideline definitely disguises some of the amazing works coming out of the Archibald Prize from the general public.
Looking at the winner of this year's prize, you probably wouldn’t guess that it’s a portrait competition. Nor would you guess that it was the winner. You would expect something more like the work of some of the Finalists, but it appears that it takes a little more than just a likeness to claim one of Australia's most discussed and sought after prizes. The winner this year was Marcus Wills's portrait of Paul Juraszek (pictured on left), a Melbourne-based sculptor who makes animals from myths and legends, who appears in the painting 29 times. Its difficult to understand the artwork by just looking at the picture, you really need to see it in person at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
I'm no student of culture (although one can be found right here) but to me, this seems like a fantastic way to spend a little time out and about in Sydney. You can visit the Art Gallery of New South Wales during daylight hours - 10am to 5pm, 7 days a week -
and cast your artistic eye over the entrants, admission is reasonable, $8 for adults $6 for concession/student/members. Alternatively you can duck in on Wednesday night for Art After Hours
and take in the gallery at its most spectacular, all exhibitions are open until the gallery closes at 9pm.
Marcus Wills - The Paul Juraszek monolith (after Marcus Gheeraerts)
and cast your artistic eye over the entrants, admission is reasonable, $8 for adults $6 for concession/student/members. Alternatively you can duck in on Wednesday night for Art After Hours
and take in the gallery at its most spectacular, all exhibitions are open until the gallery closes at 9pm.
AAH... Art After Hours
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and isn't the NSW Art Gallery free? I think that's just a suggested donation, but there's no actual charge?
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