63. Nicholas Rutten
Title: Super Nature Category: General Dimensions (cm): 122h x 102w x 4d Medium: Oil On Canvas Statement: "With a connection to nature, I am constantly inspired by the seasonal changes in Adelaide, watching our city turn to shades of amber, yellows and reds.I try to represent my environment through my gestural mark making and colour pallet. This work is a modern abstraction of the environment in which we inhabit. Using geometric shapes and recurring patterns I've incorporate an element of botanic flora to connect the eye and emotion to the land. "
64. Tiff Rysdale
Title: The Golden Wattle hybrid (Acacia Pycnantha) Category: General Dimensions (cm): 45h x 60w x 4d Medium: Oil On Linen Statement: Tiff's paintings boldly use self created characters as the main figurative element, as an extension of her identity. The characters operating a bit like an avatar; they playfully explore and engage in them. The Golden Wattle hybrid depicts the character immersed in the landscape surrounding her home, PIRLTAWARDLI / Possum Park (Park 1)
65. Rachel Scholich
Title: Uncle Mickey O'Brien Welcome to Country Category: Emerging Artist Dimensions (cm): 102h x 150w x 3d Medium: Oil Statement: "I was inspired by Senior Kaurna man, Uncle Michael Kumatpi Marrutya O'Brien, at the Walk for Justice 2022 when he performed a Welcome to Country ceremony at the Park Lands. I loved the wisdom of his words and the stories he told, which inspired me to research more about Adelaide. In a podcast he featured on, he speaks about the Kaurna people and how the landscape of Adelaide had shapes of Kangaroos and Emus embedded into the surrounds. He is such an inspiring man, full
66. Helen Sherriff
Title: Ponder Category: General Dimensions (cm): 63h x 69w x 4d Medium: Acrylic On Wood Veneer Panel (Found Furniture Part) Statement: The idea of healing and inspiration from Nature are central ideas for this painting. I focused on Helen Mayo Park because it is in danger of being turned into a car park or council storage area. Dr Helen Mayo needs to be commemorated for her healing work for women and children in South Australia. My son, in the foreground, always a contemplator of the small and great miracles of Creation, ponders on a gum leaf. The Royal Hospital, in the background, is also a
67. Mook Simpson
Title: A Hopeful Future Category: Emerging Artist Dimensions (cm): 25h x 65w x 3d Medium: Acrylic On Canvas Statement: "A Hopeful Future" is a reproduction of an early colonial painting of the Adelaide Park Lands (1886) but with a monster added by me. I select the paintings based on the opportunity they present to change them. I then edit the photos, sometimes removing or altering the subject and reframing so we see more of the landscape, or less. Then I commission a reproduction - On top of this reproduction, I create an alternate reality - adding a new story to it - adding monsters and