Inga Dalrymple - Keep Turning Until it Clicks, Acrylic and Pigment on Board
Congratulations to Inga Dalrymple who has been announced as a finalist in the Gosford Art Prize 2024.
"Painted in one go over a picture which had lost its way, this work is representative of my process which embraces the endless possibilities of painting. My work involves looking with curiosity and intuition to allow the elements to fall into place. I am very much concerned with the materiality of paint, colour and surface and this work evokes an action, the pleasurable pursuit of giving over to laying a mark down, exploration of how colour works, erasure and allowing a picture to reveal itself".
Gosford Art Prize was the first major art prize to be held in Gosford and continues to be the most popular art prize on the Central Coast. The Gosford Shire Art Prize began in 1970 as a feature of the first ‘Venetian Carnival’, an arts and tourism event which would become known as the annual ‘Festival of the Waters’ held between 1970 to 1986. It was organised by the Gosford branch of the Arts Council of NSW, an association for encouraging artistic expression and appreciation of the arts across the region.
Councillor Jim Tarbox and arts advocate Phyllis Bennett were among a small group of members instrumental in staging the Prize at that time. Acclaimed artist Sir Russell Drysdale, a Central Coast resident, was the first judge of the Prize and served as its Patron until 1979.
Drysdale was most likely responsible for the appointment of other high-profile judges such as Daniel Thomas, then Curator of the Art Gallery of NSW and James Gleeson, Director of the National Gallery of Australia. Recognised artwork: Inga Dalrymple, Keep Turning Until it Clicks, Acrylic and Pigment on Board, 40 x 52cm.
August 1, 2024
