Warm Summer Sun, Shine - Study in tone, 2023
Medium

Acrylic Paint


Dimensions

36.0 x 48.0 cm


Year Created

2023

$650.00 USD
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About this artwork

This artwork comes with an external frame taking the size of the piece to 51.3cm (W) x 39.5cm (H) x 4cm(D) With vibrant splashes and emotive strokes, I've captured an essence of joy and freedom. It's an energetic blend of expressionist vigour with pop art's boldness. My creation celebrates the exuberance of movement against a dreamy backdrop, inviting viewers into a world of uplifting dynamism that would energize any space with its vivacious spirit. “Warm summer sun, Shine” refers to the beautiful light as it streams through the water as my model swims into the light. Named after a line in the poem "Warm summer sun" by Mark Twain. Inspired by a photo captured underwater whilst on a photo shoot in Bitter Springs, Mataranka, Northern Territory - I wanted to capture the length, stretch and joy of my model as she reaches into the light.

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@kerry_inkster on March 29 2024, 2:48am UTC
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Kerry Inkster

Jan 22, 2024

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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.

Curriculum Vitae

Born in 1972 in Wudinna, South Australia, Australia. Currently residing in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

Education
2012 · The South Australian School of Art

Bachelors Degree

Solo Exhibitions
May 29, 2013 - Jun 29, 2013

“Internal Insight”, Ground Floor, 9 Cavenagh Street, Darwin - Solo Exhibition

Jun 28, 2024 - Jul 19, 2024

Once Upon a Time in a Faraway Land

Jun 29, 2012 - Jul 29, 2012

“Feelings Don’t Have Edges”, The Metropolitan Hotel, Grote Street, Adelaide - Solo Exhibition

Sep 1, 2023 - Sep 28, 2023

When the Heart is Happy it forgets to grow old, DVAA Exhibition Darwin, Solo Exhibition

Group Exhibitions
May 29, 2013 - Jun 29, 2013

“Internal Insight”, Ground Floor, 9 Cavenagh Street, Darwin - Solo Exhibition

Jun 28, 2024 - Jul 19, 2024

Once Upon a Time in a Faraway Land

Jun 29, 2012 - Jul 29, 2012

“Feelings Don’t Have Edges”, The Metropolitan Hotel, Grote Street, Adelaide - Solo Exhibition

Sep 1, 2023 - Sep 28, 2023

When the Heart is Happy it forgets to grow old, DVAA Exhibition Darwin, Solo Exhibition

Bibliography
Dec 29, 2023

The world of women swimming underwater features strongly in the work of Kerry Inkster. Her paintings explore the female figure and face through poetic symbolism, paint, light, and colour.

Honors and Awards
Feb 1, 2013

Finalist: for “The Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition”, Drill Hall, Torrens Parade, Adelaide

Jan 28, 2021

Shortlist: Bluethumb 10 Local Darwin Artists You Should Know 2021

Sep 1, 2023

Shortlist - Judges Picks: Chris Carroll - Bluethumb Art Award 2023

Jun 29, 2013

Finalist for “Portrait Prize Exhibition”, Royal South Australian Society of Arts, RSASA Gallery Institute Building, North Terrace, Adelaide

Mar 25, 2024

Finalist - The Percival Photographic Portraiture Prize, Townsville, Qld, Australia

Sep 1, 2021

Finalist - Bluethumb Art Prize, 2021

Sep 1, 2021

Shortlist: Highlights from the Bluethumb Art Prize 2021…So Far!

Jan 29, 2013

Winner: Medal - The University of South Australia, for outstanding academic achievement in the Division of Education, Arts, and Social Sciences 2013

Achievements

3+ Solo Shows
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