Indie Art Show 2022
Theme
Each year, students create artworks for a specific theme. This year’s theme was Nostalgia. Throughout 2022, students from around Australia contributed artworks to the exhibition.
Nostalgia Noun
/Nɒˈstaldʒə/
noun
Nostalgia Refers To Those Sentimental Feelings That Surface When You Recall Significant Experiences, Relationships, Places, And Other Bits Of The Past. Nostalgia Often Inspires Positive Emotions — A Sense Of Meaningfulness, Purpose, Social Connection, And Optimism.
Awards 2022
People’s Choice Award
Voted by the community
- 1st place $200 gift card & art pack
- 2nd place $150 gift card & art pack
- 3rd place $100 gift card & art pack
The Indie Imagination Award
This award is chosen by the previous year’s winner
$75 Bev’s Cross Crafts gift card
The CEO Award
As chosen by the Chief Executive Officer
$75 Bev’s Cross Crafts gift card
Honourable Mentions
$50 gift card
All participants
$20 participation gift card
Honourable Mentions
Sometimes happy thoughts make you sad by Neon G
‘The artist uses chiaroscuro (light and shade) to express the emotions associated with nostalgia – happiness and sadness.’
Teeth by Elexia F
‘Inspired by my imagination teeth is a reflection of an alternative reality.’
CEO Choice Award
Minds, behind by Liam G
‘This painting is meant to be a tribute to the unhealthy aspects of nostalgia, and how your subconscious mind, can make you want something you, yourself do not want, This painting is an abstract interpretation of my ex-boyfriend, melting, with scars ripping open, showing that these scars extend beyond just some paint on a canvas. I painted him cause my brain caves for a time when things were simple and predictable, a time that felt like love even though it wasn’t, it was compliance. Memories and feelings are not reliable and feelings around memories can be even less reliable, this extends to nostalgia. In this painting I drew the model melting in a post-impressionistic approach to show the mental distortion, that goes along with these concepts. Your brain can’t show your objective reality, its interpretation is no different from painting on a canvas. Nostalgia shows you an unreliable view of the past, and at times can impact your function in the present, and that is what I’ve tried to capture.’
Indie Imagination Award
Emotional contortion of the psyche by Mia B
‘Mia has a particular interest in biology and the human form. Her art explores the emotional contortion of the psyche, represented by the distortion of the human body.’
Third Place
Ragnar Lothbrock by Lachlan M
‘Hi I’m Lachlan, I drew this drawing of the main character from my favourite tv show it means a lot to me because I watched the show during a difficult time in my life and the character always made me happy to watch.’
Second Place
Dreaming by Ronnie A
‘I once dreamed of a person. A person who is confident , a person who was kind and a person was considerate. A person who’s skin glowed when they walked in the sunlight and there hair was smooth and soft like silk. This person is open and honest. This person who I wish I was. This person is a dream.’
First Place
Looking Back in Time by Ayla B
‘Ayla is good at drawing eyes and through discussions with her coach Tim , this idea came up.’
2022 Art Workshops
Kiarra Jezek (Regional Manager) and Alison Thomsitt (Indie School Wodonga Teacher) worked together to create and trial art workshops for the 2022 Indie Art Show, workshops were trialled over two locations this year (Lavington and Wangaratta). The workshops offered an introduction to street art and an exclusive chance to learn a variety of spray-painting techniques used by renowned street artist Brad Eastman, the workshops were delivered by Indie School Wodonga’s Art Teacher Alison Thomsitt.
After a rundown on aspects of street art and a few practice activities, learners were given the opportunity to experiment with different techniques in a dedicated spray painting space, they then went back to the classroom for a short design session using masking tape to create a design. Once learners were armed with their design, they then created their final masterpiece outside.
