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2013

Paint Tray

Stephen Bird (NSW)

Artist Statement

I have this ideal that everything I need to make art is right under my nose and I return to this hypothesis again and again. Paint Tray is a work where the artist tools and props can be said to be a substitute for the artist himself.

I have used all the materials and techniques at my disposal to recreate the intimate world where the painter has spent many days, months and years. I indulge myself in all its filthy, painterly patina and revel in its triviality. The punch line is when you discover it's all just made of clay.

Courtesy of Olsen Irwin Gallery

Materials

clay, pigments, glaze

Dimensions

23 x 36 x 33 cm

Merit

Highly Commended; Finalist

Artist Talk

Judges

Judges of the 2013 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize: Nick Mitzevich (Director of the Art Gallery of SA) and Professor Ian Howard (College of Fine Arts, UNSW).

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