1.25m x 1.50m
Acrylic and collaged digital inkjet images on paper, on stretched canvas. Bass relief textural base with PVC. pollyfiller/kaolin compound.
2010
News:
"Life Fractals" selected as a finalist from over 400 entries, 2010 Sunshine Coast $15,000 Art Award, to be judged by John McDonald, Art Critic, Sydney Morning Herald on 18th August. All finalists' work to be on exhibition at Caloundra Regional Gallery, Caloundra 18th - 30th August 2010.
The "warrior within" has been the theme for all my work over the past 4 years. My continuing battle for survival against great adversity has led to numerous other works being created based on the classic stories of Noah and the Ark, Don Quixote and The Warrior. Through creating these art metaphors I do not feel so helpless, It gives me some capacity to fight back and not lay down and accept the negative prognosis I was given.
Whether it is luck, I am delusional, or my approach has bought me more time via some placebo affect will never be proven, but somehow, statistically, I am defying the odds. I am not willing to stop doing what I am doing to find out if it has any real power to prolong my life. This way I feel empowered rather than beaten, and I can take the fight right up to the forces attacking my body and challenge it to head-on.
The Kogan "Innaugral Hugh Sawry Art Award, 2009" was won by Kevin Oxley. The competition was judged by leading art dealer and Brisbane gallery owner, Philip Bacon.The title was "Western Light, an Oil painting depicting the sparse outback.
Oxley was not able to be present at the Kogan festival for the official announcement and receive the $10,000 award from the Qld Governor, but Michael Berry of "Broadoak Productions kindly performed that role on Oxley's behalf because he was in Kogyn to present the first showing of the DVD, "The Life And Works Of Hugh Sawry".
Broadoak Productions also produced a DVD documentary on Oxley's life in 2007 to coincide with his Retrospective Exhibition at the Caloundra Regional Gallery.
Michael Berry and Kevin Oxley both live in the Blackall Range area near Maleny. It was sheer coincidence that Oxley's opening of his own exhibition,"The Windmills Of My Mind" (a tribute to Cervante's Don Quixote) was on the same day, October 3rd.
The exhibition is already a great success and runs throughout October.
Oxley's next major show following his sell out 2007 "Arkeology" exhibition, "Windmills of my Mind" opens in October 2009. This exhibition explores new techniques, bringing to life the stories surrounding Don Quixote.
The opening of this vibrant, unique exhibition of new works is Saturday October 3rd, at 3pm. Small and large works will be available for sale. If you want to start your Oxley collection - or add to it - remember this date.