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30.5 x 30.5 cm
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BORN
1983 Sydney NSW
STUDIES
2022
Master of Fine Art (Printmaking), National Art School
2016
Bachelor of Fine Art (Printmaking), National Art School
EXHIBITION STATEMENT
“Walking through the aisles of Bunnings looking for a circular saw blade, spirit level and 3M hooks I ended up in the nursery. I bought a coffee from the kiosk and started taking photos of all the plants and flowers, neatly arranged in long rows, stacked on tiered shelving like cereal. This was the beginning of a small series of paintings, the idea given to me by chance”.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Bartok’s work can loosely be described as Pop social commentary, taking images from the social spheres of Google and then hand-tracing, scanning, and re-contextualising them into an allegory for our current cultural situation.
Human failure, light entertainment and social constructs are playfully lampooned into a kaleidoscope of the public and private worlds of Western civilisation.
“I recognise the privileged role of the artist to be able to reflect the world around them and to question things we take for granted, without any outside editing or mediation. I’m not interested in art about art or art about theory, I’m interested in art about us.”
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 – February – Harvey Galleries/ NAS Group Show
COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS
2022 – Max Foley Memorial Award: Winner
2022 – The Waverley Art Prize: Finalist
2021 – The Grace Cossington Smith Art Price: Finalist
2020 – The Lester Prize for Portraiture: Finalist
2019 – The Kilgour Art Prize: Finalist
2018 – The Mosman Art Prize: Finalist
2016 – The Fisher’s Ghost Award for Drawing: First Prize
The annual Harvey Galleries National Art School Exhibition Award was established as a reward and recognition of excellence in MFA and BFA Graduates. Continue reading
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