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Painting an Artist (1)
Homage to Peter Powditch by Noel Thurgate. Oil and mixed media on board. Archibald Prize finalist.
The assemblage of materials and textures in the painting are a tribute to Peter's magician-like abilities with masonite, empty cigarette packets and other found objects.
Peter is a superb draftsman, especially when it comes to drawing the human figure. He is one of those rare artists able to combine the complexities of the largely unseen inner dynamics of the figure with the visible contours; and do it with incredible sensitivity and simplicity - just curved lines and straight lines.
As someone who has spent a lifetime drawing from the figure and teaching life drawing, I can confidently say that it is bloody hard! The entire composition of this painting is underscored by a similar interplay of and curved lines, Noel Thurgate, 2017.
Archibald Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery NSW, Sydney, Australia (Monday 31 July 2017)
Painting an Artist (1)
Homage to Peter Powditch by Noel Thurgate. Oil and mixed media on board. Archibald Prize finalist.
The assemblage of materials and textures in the painting are a tribute to Peter's magician-like abilities with masonite, empty cigarette packets and other found objects.
Peter is a superb draftsman, especially when it comes to drawing the human figure. He is one of those rare artists able to combine the complexities of the largely unseen inner dynamics of the figure with the visible contours; and do it with incredible sensitivity and simplicity - just curved lines and straight lines.
As someone who has spent a lifetime drawing from the figure and teaching life drawing, I can confidently say that it is bloody hard! The entire composition of this painting is underscored by a similar interplay of and curved lines, Noel Thurgate, 2017.
Archibald Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery NSW, Sydney, Australia (Monday 31 July 2017)