by admin_dobell | Jun 2, 2023 | Dobell Drawing Prize
John McDonald, 1 June 2023 There is a painting by Philip Guston called The Line (1978), in which a red, veiny hand descends from the clouds, and draws a line with a stick of charcoal held between two fingers. God is drawing a line and daring us to step over it. Full...
by admin_dobell | May 18, 2023 | Dobell Drawing Prize
CHRISTOPHER ALLEN – 17 May 2023 Drawing is, in the broadest sense and if we include everything from cave painting to designs painted or carved on weapons and tools, a universal practice. Like language itself, which may have evolved around the same time, making...
by admin_dobell | Apr 3, 2023 | Dobell Drawing Prize
By Nick Galvin One morning eight years ago, Jane Grealy was standing in her backyard looking vaguely over the fence into her neighbour’s lush garden, contemplating what the future might hold. She’d just recovered from a debilitating illness and knew she didn’t want to...
by admin_dobell | Apr 3, 2023 | Dobell Drawing Prize
‘Whether it be a scrawled map, a line in the sand, the scratch of a burnt stick across a cave wall or a digital record of the movement of a stylus, that simple evidence of an intentional touch is fundamental to what drawing is. This compulsion to leave a mark is a...
by admin_dobell | Jun 21, 2022 | Dobell Drawing Prize
The Dobell Drawing Prize is an unparalleled celebration of drawing technique and innovation. This National Art School touring exhibition showcases 43 of the 64 finalists from the 2021 Prize and includes Euan Macleod’s winning work, chosen by guest judge and acclaimed...
