ARTEXPRESS Virtual Gallery | 2024 Collection of Work

Cate Chapman

Caringbah High School

Unthread (The Muses of the Mindscape)

Collection of Work

Cate Chapman

Caringbah High School

Unthread (The Muses of the Mindscape)

Collection of Work

My artmaking intentions are to create a surreal odyssey through the boundless depths of human imagination. In this fantastical mindscape I immerse the audience in ethereal scenes with strange creatures - the muses of my reveries. Textural bas-reliefs bubble from the canvases, expressing immersive visions that spill from the subconscious, the psyche. In pencil drawings on silk, veil-cloaked self-portraits represent my reality, absorbed in thought.

Gyeongsoo Lim

Homebush Boys High School

Korean Culture: Reflections on Identity

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Gyeongsoo Lim

Homebush Boys High School

Korean Culture: Reflections on Identity

Collection of Work

Korean Culture: Reflections on Identity is a body of work inspired by my life as an Australian youth immersed in Australian traditions while simultaneously exploring memories, issues and traditions of my Korean culture. By including intimate details and atmospheres that convey cherished memories of my life in Korea, it represents my cultural connection to Korea and the Korean landscape and culture, highlighting its importance in my life. By experimenting with different media and painting techniques the work gradually became more layered. In making this work I discovered my cultural roots and deepened my love for my Korean heritage and landscape.

Anna Liu

Meriden School

Transposed

Collection of Work

Anna Liu

Meriden School

Transposed

Collection of Work

The complex layers of tissue, blood, bone and skin are an illuminated surface that obscures and hides the vital foundations of our existence beneath. In the depths of our nature there lies a realm of enigmatic qualities that elude quantification and often go unappreciated. My intention in my body of work, Transposed, is to forge a means of rediscovery, beckoning us to interpret, embrace and unveil the intricacies of our own image. To go beyond the confines of mere appearances towards the acceptance of internal substance, rather than a masked surface.

Emma Simpson

Mosman High School

Second Glance

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Emma Simpson

Mosman High School

Second Glance

Collection of Work

I am interested in the remarks typically made about plants that bloom. Stereotypes about beauty perpetuated through art have inhibited the appreciation of the 'ordinary' and 'imperfect', making the invisibility of common objects a recurrent theme throughout the past few centuries. My body of work is based on what I see where I bushwalk, with the intent of drawing attention to the overlooked beauty of non-flowering Australian flora. I examine the compositional idea of 'two' in my work through a symmetrical linear arrangement of dried leaves, tree-bark and banksias. I invite the audience to look again at the beauty of plants.

Zoe Streckeisen

Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus

Legacy...what's the catch?

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Zoe Streckeisen

Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus

Legacy...what's the catch?

Collection of Work

My body of work examines our world's ephemeral nature, underscoring the delicate balance between creation and removal, abundance and depletion. In response to today's commodification of fishing practices, it juxtaposes the representation of a 'glorycatch' with an abundant species of fish, printed in the traditional Japanese gyotaku method. My manipulation of negative space conveys the profound ecological impact of these practices. Through every stroke, overlaying colour and intentional removal, I invite audiences to reflect on the legacy we are shaping for future generations, as we navigate the fragile intersection of human consumption and the preservation of our natural world.