Grammar Gazette - Issue 2, 2023

PURGATORY KATE REDMOND (12L) Plaster of Paris, Acrylic on Board, Oil on Perspex 60 x 40 cm I shared my personal context of struggling to enter adulthood through my artwork. I used impasto techniques, unrealistic colours, and powerful symbolism to convey these emotions. The audience is invited to reflect on the symbolism of the hands and their malicious presentation, prompting them to feel fear and limitations that the central character experiences.

OUR SHORES MARLEY SEIPEL-HONG (12L) Mixed media, found objects, collage 100 x 100 cm The triptych’s small intricate scale compels intimate viewings, where audiences are met with eerie depictions of progressive coral bleaching—each fading panel a harsh juxtaposition to the last and a reminder of the rapidly withering state of our shores. The audience is urged to examine consumerism rooted causes of deterioration.

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