The largest of this year’s ARTEXPRESS exhibitions opened at The Armoury at Sydney Olympic Park on Tuesday, March 2, featuring artworks from four Central Coast students.
Keira McLoskey’s sculpture, ‘The Girl Who Mistook the Wood for a Hat – Oliver Sacks
This exhibition, which is open to the public until Thursday, March 26, is part of the 32nd ARTEXPRESS, showcasing the best works of art completed by students from government and nongovernment schools across NSW as part of last year’s HSC.
Of the 219 works selected for exhibit in ARTEXPRESS, 64 have been selected for inclusion in The Armory exhibition, including those by Jack Munro, Jordana May and Keira McLoskey from Gosford High School, and Shavira Maharani from Narara Valley High School.
Jack’s drawing, ‘The Nature of Progress’, is described by him as a chronological collage of technological and environmental change, asking the audience to question the nature of progress.
Jordana’s images and video, ‘Synthesis: Homage to Huang Yang’, explores the synthesis of nature and human kind, with landscape images projected onto human forms, inspired by the contemporary artist Huang Yang.
Keira’s sculpture, ‘The Girl Who Mistook the Wood for a Hat – Oliver Sacks’, is described by her as addressing notions of deception and appearance by having everyday Australian hats made out of wood.
Lastly, Shavira’s drawing, ‘The Void Measures My Connections’, is described by her as an exploration of her connections with her family through portraits of them in daily routines that represent their identity.
Department of Education and Communities’ Executive Director, Learning and Leadership Ms Jane Simmons said that ARTEXPRESS is a collaborative project that makes the fi nest selections available for public viewing
“These students’ works will be displayed alongside some of the fi nest artworks in Australia and the rest of the world,” she said. “Many of the students featured through ARTEXPRESS’s history have gone on to become highly successful and well regarded international artists.”
Media release, 2 Mar 2015
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Education and Communities