Well, this was unexpected!
This year I really wanted to get back into exhibiting some work and had a few pieces in progress, two in particular that stood out as possible entries in the Rockingham Art Prize.
As the entry deadline approached the smaller piece was picked up by a collector so I had no choice but to push a larger piece ‘The New Machine’ to completion.
After putting the final touches on this one it was photographed and submitted. I waited knowing that this show attracted a large amount of submissions. They in fact received over 460 submissions and I was lucky enough to be amongst around 60 artists selected for exhibition. I was extremely happy to be selected.
Seeing my work in a local gallery was fantastic and the opening night and awards were an even bigger highlight for this year.
This 1 x 1 meter artwork is a statement about where we are going as our digital world slowly surrounds us and eventually we become a part of it an it becomes part of us. The central human has taken on a new face the human has become the new machine.
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