Gus Eagleton wins with Fintan Magee portrait
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The couple has now been friends and collaborators for years.
It was a moment for Eagleton for Magee to sit for the first entrance to the Brisbane Portrait Award.
“I mean entering [BPP] It takes a lot of time to paint wall paintings and large -scale works almost every year, ”he said.
“But I felt a good year to enter this year.”
In the studio with Fintan Magee (Acrylic and Aerosol on the canvas) depicts the subject of Eagleton twice.
This said that his friend respected the roots of street art-Grafiti artists historically kept their identity secret-and praised as a global mason, and famous works in London, Vienna, Miami, Rome and Moscow.
In the Studio with Fısttan Magee ”artist Gus Eagleton won $ 50,000. Credit: Brisbane Portrait Award
Eagleton said, ım I wanted to play with the two sides of the Fint. One is a little confident and anonymous, the other is in a more proud and determined place, ”Eagleton said.
Jason Smith, the chief judge of this year’s award, described Eagleton’s entrance as “extraordinary successful – conceptual and technical”.
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“The composition tests – pushing the subject to the edge of the canvas; indeed beyond the painting plane – still beautiful balanced, Smith says Smith.
“An unusual pair of pairs of the same subject and the real combination of only three legs instead of the body instead of the body is a fascinating and interesting anchor to the picture.”
Marion Rodgers, David Bongiorno, Rebecca Davis and Connor Bashar were among the other winners announced at the ceremony at the Queensland State Library on Friday night.
“These works of art emphasizes the rich talent and creativity of Brisbane artists and gives us a special idea about the lives of the caregivers and the times we live in, Anna said Anna Reynolds, President of Brisbane Portrait Award.
“In addition to well -known faces, there is a space to exhibit the richness of humanity and to reveal the nobility that comes from every day.”
Lordan Mayor Adrian Schrinner said that Brisbane Municipal Assembly, which made a significant contribution to the $ 50,000 award, is incredibly proud to support one of the cultural events of the city ve and added that each entrance contributed to the story of Brisbane’s story.
The Brisbane Portrait Prize Finalists Exhibition is at the Queensland Level 2 Gallery State Library between September 20 – November 9th.
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