from -the Academy of -the Art.s Queensland Univel"sity of Technology
?nd to 11-th of Oecembel" IQQ4
I NSTITUTf; 0~ MOOf;RN ART
608 Ann S-tl"eet, ~orli-tude \/alley.
~OR~'WORD
8YTH~ H~AD 0~ TH~ ACAD~MY
The Honour> Graduation
~xhibition
of the Academy of the Arts- repres-ents- a culmination of Four years- continuous- work by high achieving Bachelor degree s-tudents-.~rom
the outs-et of this- program the s-tudents- have been encouraged to develop the conceptual bas-e of their work.Students- who have been taught how to think rather than what to think are e0uipped For lifelong learning, the bas-is- For a career as-an artis-t.
In s-upport of this- Focus- upon conceptual development, s-tudents-are Cll'l'is-ted by the freedom to move between media areas-. Thes-e open boundaries- between s-tudios- place the s-tudent and the needs-of their developing work at the centre oF the educative proce\'1'. In this- exhibition you will s-ee the divers-ity of vis-ion which res-ults- From this- philos-ophy. The s-ucce\'1' oF pad gmduates- in going on to s-uccel'\'fully exhibit encourages- us-as- to the integrity of the work produced.
I hope you s-hare our excitement as- you encounter the work oF thes-e artis-t> at this- early s-tage oF their careers-, and that you follow their exhibitions- in the years- ahead.
~rofes-s-or ~eter
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COORDINATOR O+=POSTGRADUAT~ STUDI~S
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Honour> year pres-ents- a different challenge and a dis-tinctive collective profile to thos-e Involved in their teaching. Challenge> s-tem from encouraging the s-tudent to res-pond to the high expectation> of the cours-e and to help them balance the varied commitment> of their s-tudies- while Fos-tering a s-pirit of enCjuiry and dis-covery.The profile of this- group of s-tudent> evolved rapidly during the cours-e of the year. They s-tarted out as- a rather dis-parate group of individuals- who had s-pent their previous- three years- in their own s-tudio areas-, and in one cme, another ins-titution, who were Faced with relating to each other on a more freCjuent bmis- O ver time a certain group identity developed,
es-pecially in the las-t part of the year as- they had to make common preparations- For the graduating exhibition.
This-development took place within the context of their own changing expectations-. They began the cours-e with a Feeling that this- was- s-imply a Fourth year, a continuation of their previous- three years-. In varying degrees-, they went through a recons-ideration of their art practice and embarked on to new and yet unknown des-tinations-. This- experience can be confus-ing, but s-alutary at the s-ame time. The cours-e s-hould offer vis-ions- of new beginnings- rather than a clos-ure. It is- the Function of the cours-e to encourage and s-upport a s-ens-e of dis-covery and s-elf-confidence in each s-tudent',- ability to manage his or her Future careeT'.
The woT'k pT'es-ented in this- exhibition is- only a marker on the continuing jouT'ney of this- group of s-tudent>. The woT'ks- als-o T'eflect the approach to s-tudio pmctice encouT'aged in the Vis-ual Arts- PT'ogT'am with its- emphas-is- on the exploration on us-e of a vaT'iety of media, T'egardles-s- of the s-tudio area a s-tudent operates- FT'om. In this- s-ens-e, all of the woT'k can be cons-idered inter-media.
The exhibition covers- a broad T'ange of concerns- and approaches-, from technologically intricate kinetic pieces- to almos-t minimalis-t s-haped canva»e>. Regardle» of their
appearance, the works- reflect an acute awaT'ene» of i»ues-
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of the moment s-uch as- the impact of technology and its- relations-hip to art practice, the effects- on cons-umeT'is-m, the s-haping of individual identity thT'ough pers-onal recollections- and the domes-tic environment, and more generally, the development of a purpos-eful aT't practice.
Becaus-e thes-e i»ues- are common to us- all, the woT'k> exhibited, individually and as- a group, s-hould s-trike a chord of recognition with all viewers-. I congratulate the s-tudents- for their
achievement>, the s-tafF FoT' their role, and I thank the Ins-titute of Modern AT't FoT' making it> pT'emis-es- available to us-.
DT' Joe AiT'o-.l=aT'ulla Pos-tgraduate Coordinator' Vis-ual AT'ts-
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11is- aes-thetically my mod beautiful machine, inco-rporating a German dock mechanis-m, -re-gea-red to power a flywheel and a tea -bag gras-pe-r.
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The body as the self:
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explore the concept that the body is socially constructed.
therefore signify very different realities and perception-s n
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By placing my work in different environments, there is an active relationship, an interplay or transformation. The reading/perception of the reality alters.
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The ingredients of our domestic environment affect on many levels our mental and emotional archi-tecture.
Domestic objects such as -the bed, curtains, -the glass, etc., witness -the evolution of a person second by second, serving as opaque mii'T'Ors - an inanimate audience entrusted wi-th -the secrets of our most private self.
Pe-ter STORt;Y
My practice to date has been a process of continual searching thT'Ough a rich tapestry of past memories which encapsulate vital emotions. Memory, keepsakes and personal treasures continually furbish an awareness of -the past.
'\;Jhen reflections of -the reali-ty of life highlight -the tell - tale signs of ageing, one can seek comfort from -their
memor1es which become -their own version of
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