GOD is ...
The Chaiya Art Awards 2021
2021 Artists
Featured Artists
In the run up to the 2021 awards and winners exhibition, we are featuring artists from our previous awards. All the artwork was in response to the theme “Where is God in our 21st Century World?”
Stephanie Wilson
SHROUDED IN MYSTERY
X2 digitally printed velvet fabric pieces.
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A churning mass of exquisite fabrics refers to absent forms that nonetheless define their shape. They are subordinate elements of religious paintings. Collected digitally, they now assume the dynamic entirety of their own composite image. Expressing a contemporary engagement with religion, they demand reflection.
To view more of Stephanie’s work click here
To contact Stephanie click here
Kirsten Lavers
ADMITTING THE POSSIBILITIES OF ERROR #5
ink on Paper
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Begun as a perfect circle, this drawing progresses inwards line by line and integrates its own errors. Mistakes document learning, discovery and reconciliation. The Japanese philosophy of Kintsugi meaning ‘golden repair’ documents our scars and flaws finding beauty in the impermanent, incomplete and imperfect. Accepting ourselves allows acceptance of others.
To view more of Kirsten’s work click here
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Maxwell Rushton
LEFT OUT
Bronze
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It’s a shock to see the human form presented uncompromisingly as a bag of rubbish. Yet it is worryingly easy to lose sight of the humanity of rough sleepers and the homeless. This inert vulnerable figure makes us ask, “What must I do?”
To view more of Maxwell’s work click here
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Deborah Tompsett
SHROUDED IN MYSTERY
X2 digitally printed velvet fabric pieces.
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A churning mass of exquisite fabrics refers to absent forms that nonetheless define their shape. They are subordinate elements of religious paintings. Collected digitally, they now assume the dynamic entirety of their own composite image. Expressing a contemporary engagement with religion, they demand reflection.
To view more of Stephanie’s work click here
To contact Stephanie click here
Iain Andrews
ADMITTING THE POSSIBILITIES OF ERROR #5
ink on Paper
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Begun as a perfect circle, this drawing progresses inwards line by line and integrates its own errors. Mistakes document learning, discovery and reconciliation. The Japanese philosophy of Kintsugi meaning ‘golden repair’ documents our scars and flaws finding beauty in the impermanent, incomplete and imperfect. Accepting ourselves allows acceptance of others.
To view more of Kirsten’s work click here
To contact Kirsten click here
Kate Green
LEFT OUT
Bronze
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It’s a shock to see the human form presented uncompromisingly as a bag of rubbish. Yet it is worryingly easy to lose sight of the humanity of rough sleepers and the homeless. This inert vulnerable figure makes us ask, “What must I do?”
To view more of Maxwell’s work click here
To contact Maxwell click here
Karen Weatherbee
SHROUDED IN MYSTERY
X2 digitally printed velvet fabric pieces.
Click on above image to view it in larger size.
A churning mass of exquisite fabrics refers to absent forms that nonetheless define their shape. They are subordinate elements of religious paintings. Collected digitally, they now assume the dynamic entirety of their own composite image. Expressing a contemporary engagement with religion, they demand reflection.
To view more of Stephanie’s work click here
To contact Stephanie click here
Karl Newman
ADMITTING THE POSSIBILITIES OF ERROR #5
ink on Paper
Click on above image to view it in larger size.
Begun as a perfect circle, this drawing progresses inwards line by line and integrates its own errors. Mistakes document learning, discovery and reconciliation. The Japanese philosophy of Kintsugi meaning ‘golden repair’ documents our scars and flaws finding beauty in the impermanent, incomplete and imperfect. Accepting ourselves allows acceptance of others.
To view more of Kirsten’s work click here
To contact Kirsten click here