LINDEN POSTCARD SHOW
Linden Gallery, Acland Street, St. Kilda, VIC 4 February - 10 March 2006
'Two Headed Boy Making a Decision'
Small and intriguing work scoops 1st prize at 2006 Linden Postcard Show
Text from: http://www.lindenarts.org/show/2006/0204/index.html
While the sun shone overhead and Dave Graney's mellow music wafted over the rooftops thousands of people flocked to the opening of the 2006 Linden Postcard Show. But for artist Cecilia Fogelberg the day was particularly memorable as she learnt that her work titled Two headed Boy Making A Decision had earned her the 1st Prize Bendigo Bank Award of $5,000.
Fogelberg's winning work, which has already been purchased by a discerning art collector, stands less than 30 cm high and could almost pass for a child's toy yet, as the title suggests, there is a lot more going on here.
"The boy is like a mythological character for today's society" says Fogelberg "he can be seen as a visualized metaphor." The piece came about after the artist overheard a conversation between a father and his 13 year old daughter warning her that men have 2 heads and that she should be aware which head was actually the one doing the thinking.
"I was exploring the idea of what it meant to have 2 heads. We all make decisions based on either a conscious or unconscious process and must live with the consequences. The piece is also about the intellect versus basic instinct and we all make choices based on either of the two."
Fogelberg, who will use the prize money to make more art, is busy preparing for a group exhibition at Linden in May 2006. She is definitely an artist to watch.
The Dog's Bar 2nd Prize of $2,000 was awarded to well known artist Jon Campbell for his work Yeah. This work echoes Campbell's flags that currently appear in an exhibition at the Ian Potter Museum of Art as part of the Commonwealth Games cultural program. It's the ultimate 'feel-good' painting.
Winner of the 3rd Prize and $1,000 worth of art materials from Arts Spectrum Finest Colours was painter Mark Ogge for his untitled work, a highly atmospheric piece which depicts a circus tent at night.
Works by Megan McDonald, Valerie Sparks, Christian Ghezzi, Sally Ross, Sally Rossiter and Jamie Boys were selected by the judges to be reproduced and sold as Linden postcards. Each artist also receives $250.
The only winner yet to be announced is the inaugural Bendigo Bank People's Choice Award which will be announced at the end of the exhibition on 13 March 2006. Now that's going to be interesting given there are some 1800 works from which to choose!
Whether you are a traditionalist, a minimalist, a post-modernist or just curious you will find a work of art that appeals and, with entries from nearly 1,000 artists from across Australia, The Postcard Show provides an intriguing insight into the artistic state of a nation.
Now in its 15th year and more popular than ever the Postcard Show will be opened to the public at 2pm Saturday 4 February by Kristy Edmunds, Artistic Director of the 2006 Melbourne International Arts Festival. Kristy is both an artist and curator and, like Linden, is a leading advocate for furthering innovative and provocative contemporary art.
In 2006 for the first time, thanks to the generous support of the show's Principal Sponsor Bendigo Bank, a People's Choice Award will be introduced as part of the prize pool. The People's Choice Award will give the art loving public the chance to cast a vote for their favorite work in the show and go in the draw to win a $1,000 transaction account with Bendigo Bank. The creator of the most popular work will also be awarded a $1,000 Bendigo Bank account. Both prizes will be awarded at the conclusion of the show.
The Postcard Show is an open entry competition where all work entered is exhibited and for sale. It always provides a great opportunity to buy small and affordable contemporary art. You might buy a work of art by an emerging artist and, in five years time, discover it has become a profitable investment!
This year the show features nearly 1,800 individual works, all no bigger than 30 x 30 x 30 cm, by artists ranging from the well established such as Jon Campbell, Penny Davis, Greg Ades and John Neeson to the up and coming like Jessie Angwin, Kate Rohde, Michelle Ussher and Valerie Sparks.
LIST OF WINNERS
1st Prize - Bendigo Bank Award $5,000
No. 547
Cecilia Fogelberg
Two headed boy making a decision
sculpture 2nd Prize - Dogs Bar Award $2,000
No. 240
Jon Campbell
Yeah
enamel on board 3rd Prize - Art Spectrum Finest Artists Colours Award $1,000 worth of art materials
No. 1193
Mark Ogge
Untitled
oil on panel
While the sun shone overhead and Dave Graney's mellow music wafted over the rooftops thousands of people flocked to the opening of the 2006 Linden Postcard Show. But for artist Cecilia Fogelberg the day was particularly memorable as she learnt that her work titled Two headed Boy Making A Decision had earned her the 1st Prize Bendigo Bank Award of $5,000.
Fogelberg's winning work, which has already been purchased by a discerning art collector, stands less than 30 cm high and could almost pass for a child's toy yet, as the title suggests, there is a lot more going on here.
"The boy is like a mythological character for today's society" says Fogelberg "he can be seen as a visualized metaphor." The piece came about after the artist overheard a conversation between a father and his 13 year old daughter warning her that men have 2 heads and that she should be aware which head was actually the one doing the thinking.
"I was exploring the idea of what it meant to have 2 heads. We all make decisions based on either a conscious or unconscious process and must live with the consequences. The piece is also about the intellect versus basic instinct and we all make choices based on either of the two."
Fogelberg, who will use the prize money to make more art, is busy preparing for a group exhibition at Linden in May 2006. She is definitely an artist to watch.
The Dog's Bar 2nd Prize of $2,000 was awarded to well known artist Jon Campbell for his work Yeah. This work echoes Campbell's flags that currently appear in an exhibition at the Ian Potter Museum of Art as part of the Commonwealth Games cultural program. It's the ultimate 'feel-good' painting.
Winner of the 3rd Prize and $1,000 worth of art materials from Arts Spectrum Finest Colours was painter Mark Ogge for his untitled work, a highly atmospheric piece which depicts a circus tent at night.
Works by Megan McDonald, Valerie Sparks, Christian Ghezzi, Sally Ross, Sally Rossiter and Jamie Boys were selected by the judges to be reproduced and sold as Linden postcards. Each artist also receives $250.
The only winner yet to be announced is the inaugural Bendigo Bank People's Choice Award which will be announced at the end of the exhibition on 13 March 2006. Now that's going to be interesting given there are some 1800 works from which to choose!
Whether you are a traditionalist, a minimalist, a post-modernist or just curious you will find a work of art that appeals and, with entries from nearly 1,000 artists from across Australia, The Postcard Show provides an intriguing insight into the artistic state of a nation.
Now in its 15th year and more popular than ever the Postcard Show will be opened to the public at 2pm Saturday 4 February by Kristy Edmunds, Artistic Director of the 2006 Melbourne International Arts Festival. Kristy is both an artist and curator and, like Linden, is a leading advocate for furthering innovative and provocative contemporary art.
In 2006 for the first time, thanks to the generous support of the show's Principal Sponsor Bendigo Bank, a People's Choice Award will be introduced as part of the prize pool. The People's Choice Award will give the art loving public the chance to cast a vote for their favorite work in the show and go in the draw to win a $1,000 transaction account with Bendigo Bank. The creator of the most popular work will also be awarded a $1,000 Bendigo Bank account. Both prizes will be awarded at the conclusion of the show.
The Postcard Show is an open entry competition where all work entered is exhibited and for sale. It always provides a great opportunity to buy small and affordable contemporary art. You might buy a work of art by an emerging artist and, in five years time, discover it has become a profitable investment!
This year the show features nearly 1,800 individual works, all no bigger than 30 x 30 x 30 cm, by artists ranging from the well established such as Jon Campbell, Penny Davis, Greg Ades and John Neeson to the up and coming like Jessie Angwin, Kate Rohde, Michelle Ussher and Valerie Sparks.
LIST OF WINNERS
1st Prize - Bendigo Bank Award $5,000
No. 547
Cecilia Fogelberg
Two headed boy making a decision
sculpture 2nd Prize - Dogs Bar Award $2,000
No. 240
Jon Campbell
Yeah
enamel on board 3rd Prize - Art Spectrum Finest Artists Colours Award $1,000 worth of art materials
No. 1193
Mark Ogge
Untitled
oil on panel
ABC - SUNDAY ARTS - TELEVISION -
Text from: http://www.abc.net.au/tv/sundayarts/txt/Sunday9April2006.htm
Judging art prizes is a tricky and challenging task at the best of times.
So how do the judges cope when they have nearly two thousand artworks to assess and only two hours to view them all? That's the dilemma facing the judges of an annual art prize in a small public gallery in St Kilda - in cosmopolitan inner Melbourne.
The Linden Gallery's signature "postcard show" show has helped it to build a name for itself among the nation's 100 small public galleries. The show attracts artists from around Australia. And everyone who enters, gets their work displayed, so long as their artworks meet the show's stringent size restrictions. But with the huge number of entrants - organizing, mounting and judging the show is no simple task.
5: Show & Tell – Cecilia Fogelberg
Michael Veitch talks to the winner of the Linden Postcard Show. Swedish-born artist Cecilia Fogelberg, who re-creates mythical heroes and legends through her textile sculptures. But there is a dark twist to these seemingly innocent looking figures.
Judging art prizes is a tricky and challenging task at the best of times.
So how do the judges cope when they have nearly two thousand artworks to assess and only two hours to view them all? That's the dilemma facing the judges of an annual art prize in a small public gallery in St Kilda - in cosmopolitan inner Melbourne.
The Linden Gallery's signature "postcard show" show has helped it to build a name for itself among the nation's 100 small public galleries. The show attracts artists from around Australia. And everyone who enters, gets their work displayed, so long as their artworks meet the show's stringent size restrictions. But with the huge number of entrants - organizing, mounting and judging the show is no simple task.
5: Show & Tell – Cecilia Fogelberg
Michael Veitch talks to the winner of the Linden Postcard Show. Swedish-born artist Cecilia Fogelberg, who re-creates mythical heroes and legends through her textile sculptures. But there is a dark twist to these seemingly innocent looking figures.
