Nick
02-28-2008, 09:43 AM
<img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a37/outlawpromodman/archibald275.jpg" align="right" borders="0" width="275" height="312"> Archibald Prize entry to be unveiled on television
(2-28-2008) KALLANGUR, QLD – Artist Karen Oberg's 2008 Archibald Prize entry will be unveiled on nationwide Television - with coverage on SBS Speedweek (Sunday March 2nd) from 1:00pm Queensland time.
The coverage will showcase the unveiling of the portrait of World Champion Drag Racer Victor Bray. The portrait will be unveiled by Ipswich City Mayor Paul Pisasale and Victor Bray.
The broadcast will also include interviews with both Victor and artist Karen Oberg.
The timing of coverage is excellent, as artist Karen Oberg will know the faith of her entry with artists being told on the weekend if they are through to the finalist round. Despite the intense competition for the Archibald Prize Karen Oberg says the satisfaction of completing such a large work of a larger than life character had been her immediate goal. To paint on such a grand scale not only takes total commitment to your art practice but a level of fitness to climb a 2 meter ladder for each brush stroke applied to the canvas.
Oberg commented "To be entered into Australia's most prestigious art prize is unbelievable. I'm just happy enough that the portrait is completed and that Victor loves it so what ever happens in Sydney happens. I am not too concerned about the judging, though you have to be in it to have a chance. I am delighted that Victor trusted me to paint him. Transferring his spirit onto canvas was an experience that will stay with me for life. Knowing Victor for many years has been an advantage. It was easier to know the person behind the face, not just the Champion Drag Racer that the public see but also the man of the land so proud of his family heritage. I was determined to portray both sides of his spirit, the outstanding engineer and the horticultural geneticist. "
When first shown the completed painting the portrait's subject said he was rendered speechless. "It's so amazing to be confronted with how someone else sees you. I really didn't know what to say which is unusual for me considering Karen even painted me with my mouth open because I'm always saying something. When you look at the portrait there's so much going on in the face and eyes that I even started to wonder what that person up on the canvas was thinking. You see a photo or video, that's just your shell but this painting has soul. It scares me a little," said Victor.
The annual Archibald Prize for portraiture is one of Australia's oldest and best-known visual arts awards. The prize was first awarded in 1921. The winning entry is judged by the Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. 2007 saw 460 entries with 30 finalists hung in a public exhibition.
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(2-28-2008) KALLANGUR, QLD – Artist Karen Oberg's 2008 Archibald Prize entry will be unveiled on nationwide Television - with coverage on SBS Speedweek (Sunday March 2nd) from 1:00pm Queensland time.
The coverage will showcase the unveiling of the portrait of World Champion Drag Racer Victor Bray. The portrait will be unveiled by Ipswich City Mayor Paul Pisasale and Victor Bray.
The broadcast will also include interviews with both Victor and artist Karen Oberg.
The timing of coverage is excellent, as artist Karen Oberg will know the faith of her entry with artists being told on the weekend if they are through to the finalist round. Despite the intense competition for the Archibald Prize Karen Oberg says the satisfaction of completing such a large work of a larger than life character had been her immediate goal. To paint on such a grand scale not only takes total commitment to your art practice but a level of fitness to climb a 2 meter ladder for each brush stroke applied to the canvas.
Oberg commented "To be entered into Australia's most prestigious art prize is unbelievable. I'm just happy enough that the portrait is completed and that Victor loves it so what ever happens in Sydney happens. I am not too concerned about the judging, though you have to be in it to have a chance. I am delighted that Victor trusted me to paint him. Transferring his spirit onto canvas was an experience that will stay with me for life. Knowing Victor for many years has been an advantage. It was easier to know the person behind the face, not just the Champion Drag Racer that the public see but also the man of the land so proud of his family heritage. I was determined to portray both sides of his spirit, the outstanding engineer and the horticultural geneticist. "
When first shown the completed painting the portrait's subject said he was rendered speechless. "It's so amazing to be confronted with how someone else sees you. I really didn't know what to say which is unusual for me considering Karen even painted me with my mouth open because I'm always saying something. When you look at the portrait there's so much going on in the face and eyes that I even started to wonder what that person up on the canvas was thinking. You see a photo or video, that's just your shell but this painting has soul. It scares me a little," said Victor.
The annual Archibald Prize for portraiture is one of Australia's oldest and best-known visual arts awards. The prize was first awarded in 1921. The winning entry is judged by the Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. 2007 saw 460 entries with 30 finalists hung in a public exhibition.
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