Mother and child

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Medium Acrylic, Ready to hang
Dimensions 24.8in (W) x 33.3in (H) x 1.6in (D)
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Artwork Description

This brightly coloured painting depicts a mother carrying a child on her hip. The child is represented by negative space, or might be perceived, alternatively, as a dark skinned baby held by a Caucasian woman.
This image emerged from the background - itself inspired by the color and movement of a market place or urban landscape. For me personally it evokes memories of my time in Zambia, caring for the child of very dear friends. This is more poignant for the fact that this child's parents succumbed to AIDs. This painting was done as a collaborative exercise with my fellow artist and friends Alyce Procter .

The artwork is framed in a simple white shadow frame.

Artist Bio

Sharon is a visual artist from Melbourne, best known for her bold use of colour and abstracted figuration. Working predominantly with acrylic paint, she also likes to experiment with oils, pastels, ink and collage. Themes explored through Sharon's work include human rights, social justice, mental illness and feminism.

Sharon says "My work is influenced by many things across the personal, the political and the aesthetic. Whilst I paint landscapes, portraits and abstract paintings, I am most particularly interested in figurative works. Body language, story telling and the diversity of human experience are all themes you will find in my work."

In 2018 she was selected for an international artist residency at Chateau d' Orquevaux in France where she worked on a series of paintings exploring female identity and its intersection with language. Many of the works from this period were exhibited in Melbourne in her "Falling Women" Exhibition. "
Sharon's paintings are held in private collections across Australia, in the UK, France , Singapore, Canada and the USA. 3 of her paintings are held in the permanent collection at Chateau d' Orquevaux.

She is the artist in residence at Liquid Amber Press, a publishing company that works at the intersection of visual arts and poetry, and is represented by Kelli Lundberg Art in Victoria and Satch and Co in NSW