An open jar of Vegemite, next to a butter knife leaning on the upside down yellow lid. The label has been changed from 'Vege… An open jar of Vegemite, next to a butter knife leaning on the upside down yellow lid. The label has been changed from 'Vege… An open jar of Vegemite, next to a butter knife leaning on the upside down yellow lid. The label has been changed from 'Vege… An open jar of Vegemite, next to a butter knife leaning on the upside down yellow lid. The label has be… — artist's signature
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An open jar of Vegemite, next to a butter knife leaning on the upside down yellow lid. The label has been changed from 'Vege…
An open jar of Vegemite, next to a butter knife leaning on the upside down yellow lid. The label has been changed from 'Vege…
An open jar of Vegemite, next to a butter knife leaning on the upside down yellow lid. The label has been changed from 'Vege…
An open jar of Vegemite, next to a butter knife leaning on the upside down yellow lid. The label has be… — artist's signature
Painting by Melissa Ritchie 59 Artwork Sold

Vege-mate

Oil, Canvas, Ready to hang

3.9in (W) x 3.9in (H) x 0.4in (D)

Certificate of Authenticity Included
$350

Artwork Description

My work has been highly influenced by the world of commercial art and graphic design. This translates to my art in many ways. My still life paintings are careful composition full of allegories, which capture a moment in time where all represented items are meaningful beyond the composition.

"Vege-mate" features one of the most iconic Australian items ever, a jar of Vegemite. But take a closer look, and you will see that I have changed the label from the stock standard yeast spread description to Aussie patronage slogans. True blue, through and through... what Aussie art collector could resist?

Artist Bio
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Melissa Ritchie 156 artworks | 41 Sold

Born in Georgia USA in 1978, Melissa moved to Australian as a baby and grew up in Windang, on the South Coast NSW. Melissa established a career in advertising since 1999, and started portrait and still life painting in 2012. Melissa has been a finalist in many Australian Art Prizes including the Archibald Prize, Eutick Memorial Still Life Award, Kennedy Prize, Kilgour Prize, Pirtek Still Life Award, Shirley Hannan Portrait Prize, Brisbane Portrait Prize, Black Swan Portraiture Prize, Portia Geach Memorial Art Award, John Copes Portrait Prize and the Percival Portrait Prize. Melissa won Wollongong Art Gallery’s ‘Postcodes from the Edge Art Prize’ in 2016.