Art by Lucinda Campbell
Oil on Canvas
Arts Precinct Checkerboard uses the motif of a checkerboard
to explore the challenges faced by emerging artists in seeking to enter the art world. By depicting Melbourne’s Hamer hall in black and white, and including a gridded tiled
ground, the artists become metaphorically immersed in a
game like that of chess, where each artistic decision becomes
a deciding factor regarding their position in the industry.
The theme of mind, body, spirit is displayed by this,
for movement through the industry is intended to represent the body, decisions are intended to represent
the mind, and art is intended to represent one’s spirit.
