3005, Identity of the West, Alicia Gorey
ARTWORK ID: 3005
CATEGORY: Open Theme
ARTIST STATEMENT:
Identity of the West
The resources industry is the dominant characteristic of Western Australia, the workforce of the industry is the face of that identity.
A growing trend is the employment of women in a wide variety of jobs, from engineers to tradies, to machine operators and truck drivers where they are valued because of their superb handling of the equipment.
This painting of the young woman driver of one of the huge movers in a Pilbara iron ore mine is typical of the nature of the resources industry and depicts the future identity of the industry.
MEDIUM: Oil on Canvas
ARTWORK DIMENSIONS (width x height): 1000mm x 800mm
WEIGHT (approx): 3kg
ARTIST LOCATION: NORTH FREMANTLE, WA
ARTWORK ID: 3005
CATEGORY: Open Theme
ARTIST STATEMENT:
Identity of the West
The resources industry is the dominant characteristic of Western Australia, the workforce of the industry is the face of that identity.
A growing trend is the employment of women in a wide variety of jobs, from engineers to tradies, to machine operators and truck drivers where they are valued because of their superb handling of the equipment.
This painting of the young woman driver of one of the huge movers in a Pilbara iron ore mine is typical of the nature of the resources industry and depicts the future identity of the industry.
MEDIUM: Oil on Canvas
ARTWORK DIMENSIONS (width x height): 1000mm x 800mm
WEIGHT (approx): 3kg
ARTIST LOCATION: NORTH FREMANTLE, WA
ARTWORK ID: 3005
CATEGORY: Open Theme
ARTIST STATEMENT:
Identity of the West
The resources industry is the dominant characteristic of Western Australia, the workforce of the industry is the face of that identity.
A growing trend is the employment of women in a wide variety of jobs, from engineers to tradies, to machine operators and truck drivers where they are valued because of their superb handling of the equipment.
This painting of the young woman driver of one of the huge movers in a Pilbara iron ore mine is typical of the nature of the resources industry and depicts the future identity of the industry.
MEDIUM: Oil on Canvas
ARTWORK DIMENSIONS (width x height): 1000mm x 800mm
WEIGHT (approx): 3kg
ARTIST LOCATION: NORTH FREMANTLE, WA