Patricia Piccinini

Patricia Piccinini
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Country wey e be citizenAustralia Edit
Name wey dem give amPatricia Edit
Family namePiccinini Edit
Ein date of birth1965 Edit
Place dem born amFreetown Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Ein occupationsculptor, photographer, artist, video artist Edit
Educate forVictorian College of the Arts, Narrabundah College, Telopea Park School Edit
Work locationSydney Edit
Movementcontemporary art Edit
Dema official websitehttp://www.patriciapiccinini.net Edit
Has works in the collectionAuckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, National Gallery of Victoria, Middelheim Museum Edit
Copyright status as creatorworks protected by copyrights Edit

Patricia Piccinini (dem born am 1965 insyd Freetown, Sierra Leone) be an Australian artist wey dey work insyd a variety of media, wey dey include painting, video, sound, installation, digital prints, den sculpture. Ein works dey focus for "unexpected consequences" top,[1] wey dey convey concerns wey dey surround bio-ethics den dey help visualize future dystopias. Insyd 2003, na Piccinini represent Australia at de 50th Venice Biennale plus a hyperrealist sculpture of ein distinctive anthropomorphic animals. Insyd 2016 The Art Newspaper name Piccinini plus ein "grotesque-cum-cute, hyper-real genetics fantasies in silicone" de most popular contemporary artist insyd de world after a show insyd Rio de Janeiro attract over 444,000 visitors.[2] Na Natasha Bieniek ein portrait of Piccinini be a finalist for de 2022 Archibald Prize.[3]

Early life

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Na dem born Piccinini insyd Sierra Leone insyd 1965 to Teodoro den Agnes Piccinini.[4][5]

She move go Canberra, Australia wen na she be 7 years old. She attend Red Hill Primary, Telopea Park High School den Narrabundah College (a secondary college).[6]

Academia

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After high school, Piccinini begin dey study economics at Australian National University. Later she plete a Bachelor of Fine Arts insyd Painting at de Victorian College of the Arts insyd 1991.[7] Insyd 2016 na dem award am an honorary Doctorate of Visual and Performing Arts by de University of Melbourne ein Victorian College of the Arts wey na dem appoint am dema Enterprise Professor.

Insyd 2014 she receive de Artist Award from de Melbourne Art Foundation's Awards for de Visual Arts.[8]

References

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  1. ↑ Smith, Terry (September 2011). "Currents of world-making in contemporary art". World Art. 1 (2): 171–188. doi:10.1080/21500894.2011.602712. ISSN 2150-0894. S2CID 191639109.
  2. ↑ "Top ten contemporary shows in 2016". Retrieved 2019-01-07.
  3. ↑ "Archibald Prize Archibald 2022 work: Patricia Piccinini by Natasha Bieniek". Art Gallery of New South Wales (in English). Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  4. ↑ "Teodoro Piccinini Death Notice – Melbourne, Victoria | The Age". tributes.theage.com.au. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  5. ↑ SMH ‘A wonderful thing’: what inspired Patricia Piccinini’s biggest creation yet Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  6. ↑ Warden, Ian (2013-05-07). "Artist keeps mum on lofty theme". The Canberra Times (in Australian English). Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  7. ↑ "Biography: Patricia Piccinini". National Gallery of Victoria. 2002. Archived from the original on 3 April 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
  8. ↑ "2014 Awards Winners Announced | Melbourne Art Foundation". Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-08.

Read further

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  • Gether, Christian (ed.) ... et al. A world of love: Patricia Piccinini. ARKEN Museum of Modern Art, 2019. Content – Foreword / Christian Gether. Embrace the Unknown: Patricia Piccinini and the Aesthetics of Care / Dea Antonsen. Your Place Is My Place / Rosi Braidotti in conversation plus Patricia Piccinini. CRISPR den Emergent Forms of Life / Eben Kirksey. ISBN 9788778751317
  • Mcdonald, Helen. Patricia Piccinini: nearly beloved. Piper Press, 2012. ISBN 9780975190166
  • Messenger, Jane (2011). Patricia Piccinini : once upon a time ... Art Gallery of South Australia. ISBN 978-1-921668-05-0.
  • Queensland Art Gallery. Patricia Piccinini: curious affection. 2019. Content – Arts Minister's message / Leeanne Enoch. Foreword / Chris Saines. Patricia Piccinini : curious affection / Peter McKay. Affirmation and a passion for difference : looking at Piccinini looking at us / Rosi Braidotti. Lines in the sand : a science writer comes to terms with Patricia Piccinini / Elizabeth Finkel. Familiar / China Miéville. ISBN 9781921503894
  • Mondloch, Kate. A capsule aesthetic: feminist materialisms in new media art. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2018.
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