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Art is Addiction
Well, why did I decide to enter the World of WearableArt for the last 9 years? Why did I decide to make, show, exhibit for the last 15 years? Addiction. It started when I was 5. In France.
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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
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Drawing, is dirty
Drawing, is dirty. It gets under my nails, stains the edge of my hand. I sweep the bench of watercolour pencil shavings and my palm is a rainbow of colour. My hands at the end of a studio day are dusty pink and ochre fingers, palms a wipe of pastel.
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Catherine Carter
As a photographer and installation artist, I’m excited about entering the Parkin Drawing Prize for the first time, both because of its importance in the NZ art scene, but also because of the value of drawing a the very centre of the visual arts, and this prize’s role in cherishing diversity and innovation in this form.
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Jenny Mehrtens
As an artist, I’m driven to explore and communicate ideas. My 'Making Their Mark' series developed out of a strong curiosity about what my cultural identity is as a New Zealander looking back on early New Zealand; driven by my fascination with the extraordinary artistic creativity of the Māori and how that reveals in our people. Māori...
