In my vibrant creation, I infused the canvas with the fiery hues of passion and freedom - a woman’s figure suspended in a moment of reckless abandon. The fluidity of acrylic and spray paint embodies a dance between the raw energy of expressionism and the allure of pop art. It’s a celebration of bold individuality, meant to invigorate any space with its dynamic spirit and splash of audacity. I work from found and created photographs and film stills. At first glance I was immediately taken by this image - this is a fun-filled piece, giving a wonderful sense of floating up to the surface to the light… the joy of doing this in a bikini and heels, the colour and light filtered through the water… it represented elation, freedom and importantly renewal to me.

Kerry Inkster

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The world of women swimming underwater features strongly in my work. I’m a contemporary painter and underwater photographer from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. My paintings explore the female figure and face through poetic symbolism, paint itself, light, colour and personal journal, and have a distinctive, bright palette with saturated tones and contrasting light. I use Notan principles, a term derived from the Japanese language, literally means “light-dark balance”. I find it to be an excellent tool for simplifying composition of complex scenes and to see value instead of colour. This encourages my exploration of colour, employing Paul Gauguin’s synthetics style, where I aim to synthesise three features into my work: the outward appearance of natural forms; my feelings about my subject; and the purity of the aesthetic considerations of line, colour and form.