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Ben Quilty sets up a still life challenge in his studio.
Welcome to the third and final still life challenge for the exhibition At Home: Margaret Olley & Ben Quilty. Since June 2020 we have been setting still life challenges inspired by exhibitions on display at the Margaret Olley Art Centre, and have loved giving special access to the objects that inspired Margaret Olley. What makes this challenge so unique is that our guest artist Ben Quilty has created a composition from his studio. Like Olley he has used the objects at hand, and we love this challenge as it reminds us that still life can include any object. Taking this view we can begin to see everyday objects, and hence everyday life, in a new way. Whether this is your first challenge or you have tackled each challenge we have set so far, don’t forget to hare your creations on social media with the hashtag #unlockingmargaretshouse.
Unlocking Margaret's House - Ben Quilty
The MOAC Curator & Collections Manager, Ingrid Hedgcock, sets up the still life re-creation in front of the striking black and gold screen featured in many of Olley’s yellow room interiors.
Welcome to the Gallery’s ninth still life challenge, and the second challenge for the exhibition At Home: Margaret Olley & Ben Quilty. Since June 2020 we have been setting still life challenges inspired by the exhibitions on display at the Margaret Olley Art Centre, and have loved giving special access to the objects that inspired Margaret Olley. This time the beautiful black and gold screen used in so many of Olley’s paintings is the backdrop for the still life challenge. Whether it is through painting, drawing, 3d, mixed media or photography – we can’t wait to see how you respond to the challenge. Don’t forget to share your creations on social media with the hashtag #unlockingmargaretshouse!
Unlocking Margaret's House - Chinese screen and yellow room
Angus McDonald and Kerry O'Brien
On Friday 12 February 2021 distinguished and respected journalist Kerry O'Brien spoke to award winning artist and filmmaker Angus McDonald during a Tweed Regional Gallery Archibald Sunset Session. Angus McDonald’s portrait of Behrouz Boochani won the 2020 Archibald Prize People's Choice Award at the Art Gallery of NSW as well as the Tweed Regional Gallery during the Regional tour of the Prize.
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This video is kindly shared by Angus McDonald and his team at Howling Eagle.
The raffia-corded ginger jar featured in the still life challenge inspired by Margaret Olley’s Katie’s apples 1989 – 1992 shown alongside a Cezanne postcard of a similar jar in the re-creation.
This summer the Gallery is releasing a series of still life challenges on Facebook and Instagram and invites you to make your own artwork in response to still life compositions inspired by the exhibition At Home: Margaret Olley & Ben Quilty. For our first challenge we have taken inspiration from Katie’s apples by Margaret Olley. Whether it is through painting, drawing, 3d, mixed media or photography – we can’t wait to see how you respond to the challenge. Don’t forget to share your creations on social media with the hashtag #unlockingmargaretshouse!
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