Artist’s Statement
THE ART WORKS I AM CREATING ARE BASED ON THE JUXTAPOSITION BETWEEN NEUTRAL OR NO COLOUR (IE BACK AND WHITE & SHADES THERE OF) AND THE BOLT OF BRIGHT CONTRAST COLOURS, TEXTURES & PATTERNS.
THE BASE FOREGROUND ELEMENT OF MY CURRENT WORK IS BASED AROUND ANIMALS (BEING EITHER SKELETAL OR LIVE) & THE STRENGTH IN THEIR CHARACTERS, BEING BOLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE NEUTRAL PRESENTATION THEY ARE GIVEN, AGAINST THE BOLD BACKGROUND.
THE BACKGROUND WITH IT'S DRAMATIC ELEMENT OF BOTH COLOUR AND TEXTURE , NOT ONLY DRAWS THE VIEWER IN, BUT CREATES SOME RELIEF FROM THE NEUTRAL & PRESENTS ITSELF AS AN UPHOLSTERY OR SOFTNESS THAT IS NOT GENERALLY ASSOCIATED WITH ANIMALS.
THERE IS ALSO A CONTROVERSIAL PLAY OF CRAFT VS FINE ART, WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE STENCIL TEXTURE AND USE OF RHINESTONES; COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH CRAFTING PROJECTS. IT WILL QUESTION THE VIEWER ON THEIR STANCE ON FINE ART....IS THIS APPROPRIATE TO COMBINE THE FIELDS OF CRAFT AND FINE ART?Biography
I HAVE ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM QCA (QUEENSLAND COLLEGE OF ART) - GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY, WITH A BACHELOR OF ARTS; FINE ART. GRADUATING IN 1992. MY MAJOR WAS PAINTING, MY MINOR WAS IN CERAMICS.
SINCE GRADUATING I HAVE FOLLOWED THE PATH OF A CREATIVE CAREER HAVING WORKED FOR A LARGE RETAIL FASHION COMPANY AS THE QUEENSLAND VISUAL MERCHANDISING MANGER. A POSITION THAT I LOVED. I WAS BASED IN BRISBANE, WHERE I LIVED FOR 13 YEARS.
PRIOR TO UNIVERSITY IN BRISBANE, I LIVED IN TOOWOOMBA FOR MY YEAR 6 TO YEAR 12 EDUCATION. IN 2001 I MOVED BACK TO THE DARLING DOWNS TO BE CLOSER TO FAMILY. I NOW LIVE IN HELIDON, WITH MY HUSBAND AND 14 YEAR OLD SON.
UP UNTIL RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN A CASUAL/PART TIME ARTIST, HELPING TO RUN OUR FAMILY BUSINESS THAT WE HAVE BUILT. NOW THAT THE BUSINESS IS MORE ESTABLISHED, I AM FINDING MORE TIME TO DEDICATE MYSELF TO WHAT I ENJOY MOST, WHICH IS PAINTING.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING IN EXHIBITIONS AND GETTING TO KNOW LIKE MINDED SPIRITS!
Influences
FRIDA KAHLO, ANDY WARHOL,
Exhibitions
ON THE SMELL OF AN OILY RAG. GRADUATE EXHIBITION 1991
Showing all 2 artworks
RUTH BRUHL
Cheeky Cocky
210 x 76 x 4 cm ACRYLIC ON CANVAS $500.00