Hopper Prize Journal: Insights Into Contemporary Art

Su A Chae, 2020

Su A Chae

The artist discusses the power of self-reflection, paradoxical spatial statements & multiple layered realities, and a lifelong interest in painting

Artist, Grant Finalist

Senem Oezdogan

Oezdogan on using art as a place for focus, working around challenges, utilizing content and emotion & a process that incorporates a high level of previsualization.

Artist, Grant Finalist, Interview

Kirsten Valentine at work, 2020

Kirsten Valentine

Valentine shares new work and works in progress focusing on healthcare workers.

Artist, Grant Finalist, Interview

Dana Oldfather in her studio, 2020

Dana Oldfather

Oldfather discusses growing in a family that embraced art, parenting challenges and expectations placed on women & a practice where final works often originate as drawings.

Artist, Grant Finalist, Interview

Louise Tate in her studio

Louise Tate

Tate discusses the impact of a deep exposure to art at an early stage, chasing creative dreams, managing multiple upcoming exhibitions & the influence of the bushfire crises on her creative output

Artist, Grant Finalist, Interview

Adrian Kay Wong in his studio, 2020

Adrian Kay Wong

The artist on discovering the process of making art, utilizing light as a unifying entity, and the importance of a prolonged relationship with work in progress.

Artist, Grant Finalist, Interview

Jinyong Park

Jinyong Park on finding meaning as an artist, language identity, a practice which incorporates linguistic experience, & the process of translating abstract perceptions into imaginative hieroglyphs.

Artist, Grant Winner, Interview

Chris Williford in his studio, 2019

Chris Williford

Chris Williford speaks on the anxieties & consequences of glamour, a practice centered around the transformation of unwanted materials into images & finding inspiration as a material-based artist

Artist, Grant Finalist, Interview

Alyssa Kaboskey

The artist on finding inspiration in antique floral bouquets, miniatures & elements of the horror genre

Artist, Grant Finalist, Interview

Rachel Mica Weiss

Rachel Mica Weiss on site specificity, the ephemerality and fragility of the natural world & a deep, broad practice spanning diverse methods & materials.

Artist, Grant Finalist, Interview

Journal

Su A Chae

The artist discusses the power of self-reflection, paradoxical spatial statements & multiple layered realities, and a lifelong interest in painting

Senem Oezdogan

Oezdogan on using art as a place for focus, working around challenges, utilizing content and emotion & a process that incorporates a high level of previsualization.

Kirsten Valentine

Valentine shares new work and works in progress focusing on healthcare workers.

Dana Oldfather

Oldfather discusses growing in a family that embraced art, parenting challenges and expectations placed on women & a practice where final works often originate as drawings.

Louise Tate

Tate discusses the impact of a deep exposure to art at an early stage, chasing creative dreams, managing multiple upcoming exhibitions & the influence of the bushfire crises on her creative output

Adrian Kay Wong

The artist on discovering the process of making art, utilizing light as a unifying entity, and the importance of a prolonged relationship with work in progress.

Jinyong Park

Jinyong Park on finding meaning as an artist, language identity, a practice which incorporates linguistic experience, & the process of translating abstract perceptions into imaginative hieroglyphs.

Chris Williford

Chris Williford speaks on the anxieties & consequences of glamour, a practice centered around the transformation of unwanted materials into images & finding inspiration as a material-based artist

Alyssa Kaboskey

The artist on finding inspiration in antique floral bouquets, miniatures & elements of the horror genre

Rachel Mica Weiss

Rachel Mica Weiss on site specificity, the ephemerality and fragility of the natural world & a deep, broad practice spanning diverse methods & materials.

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Journal

The artist discusses the power of self-reflection, paradoxical spatial statements & multiple layered realities, and a lifelong interest in painting

Oezdogan on using art as a place for focus, working around challenges, utilizing content and emotion & a process that incorporates a high level of previsualization.

Valentine shares new work and works in progress focusing on healthcare workers.

Oldfather discusses growing in a family that embraced art, parenting challenges and expectations placed on women & a practice where final works often originate as drawings.

Tate discusses the impact of a deep exposure to art at an early stage, chasing creative dreams, managing multiple upcoming exhibitions & the influence of the bushfire crises on her creative output

The artist on discovering the process of making art, utilizing light as a unifying entity, and the importance of a prolonged relationship with work in progress.

Jinyong Park on finding meaning as an artist, language identity, a practice which incorporates linguistic experience, & the process of translating abstract perceptions into imaginative hieroglyphs.

Chris Williford speaks on the anxieties & consequences of glamour, a practice centered around the transformation of unwanted materials into images & finding inspiration as a material-based artist

The artist on finding inspiration in antique floral bouquets, miniatures & elements of the horror genre

Rachel Mica Weiss on site specificity, the ephemerality and fragility of the natural world & a deep, broad practice spanning diverse methods & materials.

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Follow Us on Instagram @hopperprize

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