Monday, March 23, 2009

Rosalie Gascoigne
She uses wood, iron, wire, feathers, and yellow and orange retro-reflective road signs, which flash and glow in the light. Some of her other works use faded drinks crates; thinly-sliced yellow Schweppes boxes; ragged domestic items such as torn floral lino and patchy enamelware; vernacular building materials such as galvanised tin, corrugated iron and masonite; and fibrous, rosy cable reel ends. (Wikipedia)

Gascoigne's practice involves the sculpting of old, weathered and "unwanted" objects into highly structured yet often subtle patterns. She mounts these textured arrangments on backings of plywood or sheet metal.

Tracey Moffatt
Moffatt uses a variety of different means to bring her art to her audience, including photography, prints, silkscreens, and ink applied to a range of mediums. Some of her works, such as "Self Portrait" are handpainted photographs. Beyond this, she embelishes her subject matter through costume, make-up and setting to convey the narrative-style nature of her works.

A strong feminist and racially confronting artist, Moffatt employs satire and wit to challenge her audience's cultural standing, as in "Something More". The artist herself is often placed within her works.

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