2040, Where's Wallaby?, Sadie James
AWARD WINNER: North West Flora and Fauna
SPONSORED BY: City of Karratha
JUDGES’ NOTES: Looking into this painting of a Pilbara rock face, your eyes travel around the painting to reveal Rock Wallabies, artistically blended to become a part of the rock face.
ARTWORK ID: 2040
CATEGORY: North West Flora and Fauna
ARTIST STATEMENT:
In 'Where's Wallaby?', I explore the tension between concealment and discovery, blending natural textures and colour with a game of hide and seek. Inspired by the earthy tones and layered erosion of rock faces, the painting moves between realism and abstraction. The fractured surface invites viewers to slow down, examine the details, and engage in an active search-a visual meditation that mimics the camouflage strategies and the experience of finding the black-footed wallaby in its ancient home.
At a distance, the composition appears to be an abstract landscape or a detailed study of geological formations. However, hidden within the intricate cracks and mineral hues are these north-west natives -blending in with their environment, rewarding patience with revelation.
This painting is as much about what is visible as what is overlooked. In an age of instant gratification and fleeting attention, Where's Wallaby? serves as an invitation to pause, to find and notice the little things.
MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas
ARTWORK DIMENSIONS (width x height): 740mm x 950mm
WEIGHT (approx): 3.5kg
ARTIST LOCATION: EXMOUTH, WA
AWARD WINNER: North West Flora and Fauna
SPONSORED BY: City of Karratha
JUDGES’ NOTES: Looking into this painting of a Pilbara rock face, your eyes travel around the painting to reveal Rock Wallabies, artistically blended to become a part of the rock face.
ARTWORK ID: 2040
CATEGORY: North West Flora and Fauna
ARTIST STATEMENT:
In 'Where's Wallaby?', I explore the tension between concealment and discovery, blending natural textures and colour with a game of hide and seek. Inspired by the earthy tones and layered erosion of rock faces, the painting moves between realism and abstraction. The fractured surface invites viewers to slow down, examine the details, and engage in an active search-a visual meditation that mimics the camouflage strategies and the experience of finding the black-footed wallaby in its ancient home.
At a distance, the composition appears to be an abstract landscape or a detailed study of geological formations. However, hidden within the intricate cracks and mineral hues are these north-west natives -blending in with their environment, rewarding patience with revelation.
This painting is as much about what is visible as what is overlooked. In an age of instant gratification and fleeting attention, Where's Wallaby? serves as an invitation to pause, to find and notice the little things.
MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas
ARTWORK DIMENSIONS (width x height): 740mm x 950mm
WEIGHT (approx): 3.5kg
ARTIST LOCATION: EXMOUTH, WA
AWARD WINNER: North West Flora and Fauna
SPONSORED BY: City of Karratha
JUDGES’ NOTES: Looking into this painting of a Pilbara rock face, your eyes travel around the painting to reveal Rock Wallabies, artistically blended to become a part of the rock face.
ARTWORK ID: 2040
CATEGORY: North West Flora and Fauna
ARTIST STATEMENT:
In 'Where's Wallaby?', I explore the tension between concealment and discovery, blending natural textures and colour with a game of hide and seek. Inspired by the earthy tones and layered erosion of rock faces, the painting moves between realism and abstraction. The fractured surface invites viewers to slow down, examine the details, and engage in an active search-a visual meditation that mimics the camouflage strategies and the experience of finding the black-footed wallaby in its ancient home.
At a distance, the composition appears to be an abstract landscape or a detailed study of geological formations. However, hidden within the intricate cracks and mineral hues are these north-west natives -blending in with their environment, rewarding patience with revelation.
This painting is as much about what is visible as what is overlooked. In an age of instant gratification and fleeting attention, Where's Wallaby? serves as an invitation to pause, to find and notice the little things.
MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas
ARTWORK DIMENSIONS (width x height): 740mm x 950mm
WEIGHT (approx): 3.5kg
ARTIST LOCATION: EXMOUTH, WA