HIDDEN FACES
The 2024 Victorian Salon des Refusés
This portrait was submitted to the 2024 Archibald Prize.
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Cat#4 Peter Ferrier
THE DALGUISE Mixed Media on Canvas 90 w x 180 h cm NFS Artist’s Statement In my day job as a builder, I often meet interesting people. Colin is the CEO of his own company, POP ART. In the course of our contract, I worked out he was a character with character, an Industrial designer with a maverick approach, successfully building his empire into one of Australia's biggest in its field. Extremely Archibald worthy. He was so much fun to paint. I wanted to show his cheeky smile, and his fun demeanor. I'd like to think he's a mix of the" foot in mouth" of Larry David with a wee bit Hugh Grant charm. Hopefully the viewer can spot this in what I see as one of the best of my 22 Archibald entries. |