End days of Archibald Portrait Prize 2018 exhibition and the better is on the Young Archie section
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| Winner Young Archie 2018 - "Claire" by Jessica Thompson - category 13-15 year olds |
Until this September 9, The Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney Australia will continue showing the 57 finalists of the Archibald Portrait Prize 2018. With some exceptions the whole group of paintings in the exhibition are full of an absence of personality. Even the winner. But, there is good news, the most interesting temperament depictions are in the Young Archie section, which is dedicated to impulse artists under formation from 5 to 18 years old, so is necessary to write about it.
In painting, the force of the portraiture practice is based on the power to implicate on canvas a psychological characterization of people, when we say the group of pictures has a lack of personality, we are saying the painter failed in the job. Colors, forms, lighting, everything counts to get that goal. In that way, some of the Young Archie artists have done a very complete aesthetic proposal. And some of them are intrinsically including this essential goal in their artworks.
Charlotte Coady, winner in the 16-18 years old category would declare about her portrait: “My father, my sole parent, is the most wonderful and kind man I have ever known and will ever know. But sometimes I see such sadness in his eyes, with worries that seem to melt in his thoughts. I have attempted to capture these feelings through my unpretentious portrait of him.”. Michelle Boulais, honorable mention at 13-15 years old category: “This portrait is a depiction of my mum; she was the one who first helped me pursue art. She is my inspiration and support. Within this portrait, I have tried to capture her personality completely through the interplay of both light and shadow.” Violet Watts, finalist 13-15 years old: “This is Arani, my first and best friend… Her fascination for animals and the natural world meant we were never bored. I chose to draw Arani because to me she will always be the one I look up to in hope of knowledge… This image symbolises her shy, private personality and how immersed she is within the world we are lucky enough to grow up in.”. Jessica Thompson, winner 13-15 years old category: “This is a painting of my mum Clare. Sitting on the beach, windswept and hassled by the stormy day, yet always bringing light to situations with humour and love. Love for me, support for me. She is my motivation and, more importantly, my inspiration to strive to put my all into everything I do. Her eyes say it all, this picture embodies the essence of my mum in her most raw state. Calm blues against the raging grey sky, she is stunning.”
Between winners, finalist and honorable mentions, almost 50 portraits from the Young Archie competition are on exhibition. Art Gallery NSW, on its website has declared this year the award received more than 1,400 entries: 34% in the 5-8 year category, 38% in 9-12 year, 20% in 13-15 year and 8% in 16-18 year. And 72% of the total were from girls.
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| Winner Young Archie 2018 - "Melting with worries" by Charlotte Coady category: 16-18 year olds |
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| Honourable mention: "36" by Michelle Boulais - age 15 |
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| Finalist Young Archie 2018 - "Immersed" by Violet Watts - age 15 |
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| Honourable mention Young Archie 2018 - "Meditations" by Charli Kahler - age 16 |
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| Finalist Young Archie 2018 - "Finley making funny faces" by Francis Odlum - age 14 |
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| Finalist Young Archie 2018 - "Norm the art teacher" by James Camilleri - age 9 |
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| Finalist Young Archie 2018 - "The child within" by Casey Sessions - age 16 |
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| Finalist Young Archie 2018 - "Polaris" by Monique Jeacocke - age 15 |
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| Honourable Mention Young Archie 2018 - "Old Sea Dog" by Lorcan Brondum - age 12 |
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| Honourable Mention Young Aarchie 2018 - "I wonder" by Madison Poll - age 14 |
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| Honourable Mention Young Aarchie 2018 - "My father" by Chloe Huang - age 11 |
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| Honourable Mention Young Archie 2018 - "Magic man" by Claire Shin - age 10 |
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| Honourable Mention Young Archie 2018 - "Fleeting smile" by Hellen Wang - age 14 |
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| Honourable Mention Young Archie 2018 - "Adorable imp" by Sung-Hyun Cho - age 13 |
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| Finalist Young Archie 2018 - "My pa" by Mikah Lowenstein - age 10 |
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| Honourable Mention Young Archie 2018 - "Child's play" by Leah Sebel - age 7 |
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| Finalist Young Archie 2018 - "My little sister Rachel" by Esther Kim - age 8 |
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| Honourable Mention Young Archie 2018 - "My favourite food" by Jack Lee - age 8 |
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| Honourable Mention Young Archie 2018 - "Self-portrait" by Clarice Chiew - age 7 |
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| Winner Young Archie 2018 - "The dreamer" by Harvey Heazlewood - category: 5-8 year olds |
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| Honourable Mention Young Archie 2018 "Self-portrait in space, my little NASA dream" by Timothy Su - age 7 |
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| Finalist Young Archie 2018 - "Sempre" by Hayley Steel - age 17 |
Finally, here the most interesting paintings from the Archibald Portrait Prize 2018 finalists
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| "Claudia Chan Shaw" by Tony Costa | Archibald Prize 2018 Finalist |
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| "Double" by Prudence Flint | Archibald Prize 2018 Finalist |
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| "Michael Reid" by Robert Malherbe | Archibald Prize 2018 Finalist |
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| "Numb to touch - self-portrait" by Natasha Walsh | Archibald Prize 2018 Finalist |
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| "Portrait of Michel" by Graeme Drendel | Archibald Prize 2018 Finalist |
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| "Robert Hannaford self-portrait" by Robert Hannaford | Archibald Prize 2018 Finalist |
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| "Self-portrait with hindsight" by Peter Berner | Archibald Prize 2018 Finalist |
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| "Self-portrait with studio wife" by Del Kathryn Barton | Archibald Prize 2018 Finalist |
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| "The Huxleys" by Sally Ross | Archibald Prize 2018 Finalist |
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| "The letter - I really wanted to paint Germaine Greer, but she said no" self-portrait by Stephanie Monteith | Archibald Prize 2018 Finalist |
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| "Treatment, day 49 - sorbolene soak -" by Nicholas Harding | Archibald Prize 2018 Finalist |
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| "Me and Granny" by Marc Etherington | Archibald Prize 2018 Finalist |
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| "Quid pro quo - portrait of photographer Gary Grealy" by Alison Mackay | Archibald Prize 2018 Finalist |
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| "Self-portrait" by Vanessa Stockard | Archibald Prize 2018 Finalist |
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| "Villains always get the best lines" by Loribelle Spirovski | Archibald Prize 2018 Finalist |
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| "The long apprenticeship" by William Mackinnon | Archibald Prize 2018 Finalist |
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