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Llewellyn Skye
Our Dream Time
1. Oil on canvas 30 x 30cm Price: $450
2. Oil on canvas 35 x 35cm Price: $650
3. Oil on canvas 35 x 35cm Price: $650
4. Oil on canvas 40 x 40cm Price: $750
Aborigines speak of jiva or guruwari, a "seed power" deposited
in the earth. In the Aboriginal world view, every meaningful
activity, event, or life process that occurs at a particular
place leaves behind a vibrational residue in the earth, as
plants leave an image of themselves as seeds. The shape of
the land - its mountains, rocks, riverbeds, and waterholes
- and its unseen vibrations echo the events that brought that
place into creation. Everything in the natural world is a
symbolic footprint of the metaphysical beings whose actions
created our world. As with a seed, the potency of an earthly
location is wedded to the memory of its origin. The Aborigines
called this potency the "Dreaming" of a place, and this Dreaming
constitutes the sacredness of the earth. These legends have
been handed down through the ages and will continue to be
passed on for generations to come.
Artist Biography
Born in New South Wales, Australia 1976.
Graduate of the National Art School, Darlinghurst, Sydney.
My art practice explores the role of ordinary people in everyday
life.
My imagery comes from collecting pictures and photographs
of people, usually captured in a personal moment like the
animation of laughter, the stare that looks through you or
simply the gaze of reflection.
As a hairdresser I have the unique opportunity to engage with
people in their personal space. I'm able to study the lines
and emotion in a face as they're telling me a story or about
their day.
My painting seems to be influenced by my sculptural background.
i construct the form in a modelling sense. Each stroke or
section is a building block for me as I try to create a three
dimensional image on a two dimensional surface. the result
seems to be a play between abstraction and figuration.
The technical process of a painting is my journey. With a
strong knowledge of drawing I find the issues of space, composition,
colour and mark making at the forefront of my mind.
EDUCATION
2006 Advanced Painting Course, Sydney Gallery School, Meadowbank,
Sydney.
2005 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Sculpture) National Art School,
Darlinghurst, Sydney.
2002 Creative Drawing Course, Newtown, Sydney.
2002 Right Brain Drawing Course, Balmain, Sydney.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 Like Humans Do, Xavier Art Space, Darlinghurst, Sydney.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 Australie Mythe et Realite, Paris, France.
2007 Simply The Best, Deka, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane.
2007 Imagined Australia, Prato, Italy
2007 Reverentia, Deka, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane.
2006 Joint Venture, Benowa, Gold Coast.
2006 Showcase. Downing Center, Sydney.
2006 Surface Tension, St Peters, Sydney.
2006 Image & Artefact, Meadowbank Sydney.
2006 MCAAA Exhibition, Meadowbank, Sydney. (Highly Commended)
2005 National Art School Degree Show, National Art School
(NAS) Sydney.
2005 John Olsen Drawing Prize NAS, Sydney. (Finalist)
2005 FONAS Exchange Reuter, NAS, Sydney.
2004 Liquid Amber Productions, Surrey Hills, Sydney.
2000 Stop Domestic Violence, Parramatta, Sydney. (Finalist)
PUBLICATIONS
2007 The Sun-Herald, March 11, Sydney.
2006 Northern District Times, Oct 19, Sydney.
2005 Daily Telegraph, Nov 25, Sydney.
2001/02 Work reproduced for posters and postcards for NSW
Stop Domestic Violence Week.
2001 Work used for front cover of 'Speaking Out' Magazine,
Autumn Edition.
AWARDS
2007 Selected for Imagined Australia Group Exhibition, Italy.
2007 Selected to exhibit solo at Xavier Art Space.
2006 Selected for consideration for Arts North Permanent Art
Collection NSW TAFE
2006 Selected for Showcase Group Exhibition, TAFE NSW.
2006 Finalist - Meadowbank TAFE Alumni Art Prize (Janice McCulloch
– Art Almanac).
2005 Finalist – John Olsen Drawing Prize.
2000 Finalist – Stop Domestic Violence Exhibition.
COLLECTIONS COMMISSIONS
St Vincents Hospital, Darlinghurst, Sydney.
Works held in private collections throughout Australia.
Private Commissions throughout Australia.
REPRESENTATION
Llewellyn Skye is represented in Europe by ARTEGIRO www.artegiro.com.
For any queries, expo and sales please contact artegiro@gmail.com
IN AUSTRALIA:
Lorraine Pilgrim www.lorrainepilgrim.com
Maree Mizon www.mareemizongallery.com.au
Llewellyn Skye
W: www.llewellynskye.com
T: +61 404 050 762
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