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Mega Flora

Acrylic, Canvas, Framed by Artist

44cm (W) x 54cm (H) x 5cm (D)

  • Original · Handmade
  • Signed by the artist
Sydney

Framed by Artist

A$470

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Arrives 18 to 20 Nov

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Artwork Description

This work was inspired by a Dharawal Dreamtime story. It tells the story of how the Dharawal people took shelter in a cave as a storm approached. Lightning caused the rocks above to fall blocking their way out. Up rose a gymea lily, showing the people the way out. For more about the story see https://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/endeavour-voyage/kamay-botany-bay/transcript-for-dharawal-dreaming-animation
I found the story in my search for more about the Gymea Lily, as I began walking far more around my neighbourhood during lockdown in Sydney.

Artist Bio

Sydney-based abstract painter, vee_sage, learnt photography, printing her own black and white photos in the darkroom before we went digital. She began experimenting with new techniques, using solarisation (in the style of Man Ray) and hand colouring black and white photos with oil paints. At this point she coined the term photo-painting and showed her work in New Zealand.
Her interest in art was inspired by the work of the abstract expressionists, which she discovered through an Art History course at Auckland University. Many years later, after dabbling in various creative pursuits, she decided that she wanted to learn to paint and that learning to draw would be a great place to start. Her self-directed learning had to fit in around her day job and this meant workshops during the weekend or evenings.
Her move towards abstraction was inspired by a workshop in 2018 in Melbourne by Titane Laurent. Having the opportunity to share in and be inspired directly by another artist gave her the confidence to realize that her natural direction was towards abstraction. She has been working through the challenges of this ever since.

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Vee's studio is in Sydney