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Curatorial Rationale Star (Second Draft)

This artist created an exhibition inspired by surrealism and dreams that explores the human form through abstraction and distortion. They were drawn to challenging features like the eye and wanted to combine internal and external body elements. The seven pieces are meant to appear like a series of dreams, with photographs prompting the artist to distort the traditional body shape. Impasto painting techniques were used to emphasize the absurdity of distorted bodily components. The exhibition examines selected body parts from different perspectives to captivate viewers and prompt reflection on the symbolism within each distorted work.

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Curatorial Rationale Star (Second Draft)

This artist created an exhibition inspired by surrealism and dreams that explores the human form through abstraction and distortion. They were drawn to challenging features like the eye and wanted to combine internal and external body elements. The seven pieces are meant to appear like a series of dreams, with photographs prompting the artist to distort the traditional body shape. Impasto painting techniques were used to emphasize the absurdity of distorted bodily components. The exhibition examines selected body parts from different perspectives to captivate viewers and prompt reflection on the symbolism within each distorted work.

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Curatorial Rationale

This exhibition is an accurate representation of my chaotic and international lifestyle, continuous

thoughts, and recurring dreams. I was heavily inspired by the Surrealist movement and was drawn to

challenging human features such as the eye. I wanted to attempt balancing life with the power of the

unconscious/ dreams and taking things external to the body and placing them within. Being an artist with

somewhat limited skills in realism painting prompted me to discover the painting styles of abstraction,

surrealism, and pop art. Throughout this exploration, I set out to deconstruct the stereotypical image of

human anatomy. I relied heavily on first-hand sources, including memory, figure photography, and nature

photographs most of which were acquired during my trip home to Australia in DP1. My exhibition was

influenced by Salvador Dali, a well-known, Spanish artist involved in the Surrealist group. Whom I

consequently chose to investigate in the Comparative Study, upon analyzing his artwork ‘Sleep’.

I became familiar with the technique of Impasto, a painting technique that consists of applying thick

layers of paint to a canvas using a painting knife or large brush. What ties each of my seven individual

pieces together into a cohesive body of work is how they appear as a series of dreams. The figure

photographs I utilized as resources prompted me to challenge the traditional shape and structure of the

body. I experimented with color, shadow, and texture to emphasize the absurdity of how each bodily

component appears to be slightly distorted. I believe that the ability to create a sense of distortion in the

body is what distinguishes my work from others. My selected choice of medium was painting, due to the

amount of space it leaves for expression. I intend for the viewer to reflect on the symbolism behind each

work while admiring their beauty and experiencing a variety of emotions. Exploring fragments of the

body from various perspectives appears to captivate the viewer.

Each exhibition work is a selected portion of the body; eyes, lips, head, back, and neck. The exploration

begins with Tasmanian Sky, portraying a fantastic landscape within an eye, in memory of where I was
raised. The works that proceed then follow a pattern of distortion, which is made obvious in Distoryed

Portrait, combining elements of the unexpected with distorted figures and texture, leaving the viewer to

question their place in the world. Similarly in The Lips, I provided the viewer with another perspective of

the face with lips that are so ridiculous, resembling pillows. Works have been selectively chosen due to

their medium, palette, and symbolism. Works that are weaker in this sense were purposely omitted. To

provide a sense of closure to the exploration, I completed the exhibition with artwork z.

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