Holding the viewers' attention
Parkin Prize
Musings on the Parkin Drawing Prize and what drawing can be, from established New Zealand still life artist Jonette Murray. Keep Reading
Congratulations to the 2018 winner of the Parkin Drawing Prize
Jacqui Colley has been named winner for her artwork, Long Echo
Jacqui refers to her work is a response to place, a visceral reaction to events and activities around me.
Nature, the human condition, music, industrialisation and digitisation are all central themes and an entrance to my work. Long Echo is a meditation on altered nature where social and ecological systems clash.
I’ve loosely referenced aerial views from Canterbury, observing shapes; rivers which flow from the mountains to the sea, the great lakes and the few remaining wetlands. With intersecting grids, circles and lines I have mimicked the colonisation of the now mechanised land.
I was influenced by pre-european Māori rock art on the limestone cliffs at Takiroa near the Waitaki River. I visited these drawings, contemplating the information they shared for travellers; of warnings, beliefs and the locations of provisions. This inspired me to make my own indelible marks to reflect our current precarious status, by drawing and etching it into a shiny metal surface – a symbol of modernity.
Congratulations to this years winner of the Parkin Drawing Prize 2018
Jacqui refers to her work is a response to place, a visceral reaction to events and activities around me. Nature, the human condition, music, industrialisation and digitisation are all central themes and an entrance to my work. Long Echo is a meditation on altered nature where social and ecological systems clash. I’ve loosely referenced... Keep Reading
Etching on aluminium scoops 2018 Parkin Drawing Prize
Jacqui Colley from Lower Hutt, has been announced the winner of the 2018 Parkin Drawing Prize sponsored by Chris Parkin, arts patron and philanthropist. Jacqui’s work Long Echo measuring 2.4 metres by 1.2 metres is a drawing etched on aluminium using acid and a combination of black oil pigment, was chosen as the winner from an impressive 463... Keep Reading
Lower Hutt artist Jacqui Colley wins Parkin Drawing Prize 2018 - NZ Herald
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Last year's winner was a draped assortment of cut up carpet.
Lower Hutt artist Jacqui Colley wins $20,000 Parkin Drawing Prize with 'Long Echo' | Stuff.co.nz
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Lower Hutt woman Jacqui Colley has claimed the $20,000 Parkin art prize
Judges announced for prestigious Parkin Drawing Award.
The judging panel consisting of recognised art practitioners, collectors, and academics have been selected for 2018 Parkin Drawing Prize national competition.The prestigious award attracting a major prize of $20,000 was launched six years ago by Chris Parkin, arts patron, philanthropist and former owner of Museum Art Hotel in Wellington. Keep Reading
In The Eye Of The Beholder
When I was first trying to write this I had the most massive mind blank. To have my work all across the internet is a lot of pressure for an artist. There are so many judging critics out there and you can't help but want to please everyone. I’ve learnt over the years that it's not possible to please everyone, that there’s always going to be someone Keep Reading
Is this artwork, winner of a drawing prize, even a drawing at all? / Boing Boing
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Wellington, New Zealand artist Kirsty Lillico won the annual $20,000 Parkin Drawing Prize for her piece seen here, titled “State Block.” The work consists of a carpet scrap hanging overver a string. "First of all, I've sort of re-represented a drawing made by someone else," Lillico said."Drawing, to me, it's not just about a pencil and paper. I'm using a knife and carpet and hanging it in a space to achieve the same ends."
Carpet installation wins $20k drawing prize | Newshub
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You probably think you know what a drawing is right? Well, think again. It's an age old question we continue to ponder: What actually defines art? A $20,000 drawing prize was awarded to an installation made of carpet on Tuesday night. 'State Block' is suspended from the roof at a height of almost 5m.
The Parkin Drawing Prize 2017 Winner has been announced | Scoop News
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Kirsty Lillico from Wellington has been announced the winner of the 2017 Parkin Drawing Prize and a $20,000 cash prize – sponsored by Chris Parkin, arts patron and philanthropist. Kirsty’s work State Block measuring 3.7 metres x 4.7 metres, was chosen as the ...
Parkin Drawing Prize worth $20,000 awarded to a pile of carpet | Stuff.co.nz
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Pieces of carpet draped over string have won a valuable drawing prize. How? It's a stretch to call it a drawing, but Wellington artist Kirsty Lillico's pieces of salvaged carpet draped over string have won her the $20,000 annual Parkin Drawing Prize
Three Whangarei artists in national drawing competition - NZ Herald
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Three Whangarei artists are in the running for the 2017 Parkin Drawing Award, the competition attracting an impressive 502 entries with 84 selected for the ''short-list''. They are Martha Mitchell, for her work Lines in the Sand 11, Cathy Tuato'o-Ross for Domestic Abstract and Anneke Muijlwijk for Safety Plan with Dog. The national drawing competition, attracting a major prize of $20,000, was launched by philanthropist and arts patron Chris Parkin five years ago. Ten highly commended prizes worth $500 each will also be awarded.
Parkin Drawing Award draws 502 entries with promise of $20,000 prize - NZ Herald
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Traditional ideas of what constitutes a drawing have been done away with this year. Pieces of art ranging from elegant paintings to artfully jumbled chunks of carpet have been flooding in as judges prepare to choose the $20,000 winner of this year's Parkin Drawing Award. The national competition is not limited to traditional drawings - the 502 entries this year include digital animation, mixed media pieces and an installation of carpet.
