"If I make the lashes dark And the eyes more bright And the lips more scarlet, Or ask if all be right From mirror after mirror, No vanity's displayed: I'm looking for the face I had Before the world was made."-W.B. Yeats
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LOISE ZHANG in ArtXpress !!!

My body of work explores the concept of ‘nonsense’ and why we consider undefined objects as ‘nonsense’. My artwork consists of drawings that look like and/or remind one of something with ‘sense’ but cannot be defined as anything in particular. During my art-making process, I was often asked the question, “what is it?” or “what is it meant to be?”. In this artwork I am asking the audience, does something need to have a meaning or be a particular way in order for it to be classified as ‘sensible’?
I have chosen to present my drawings in a ‘puzzle’ format to encourage the audience to become involved and appreciate ‘nonsense’ without trying to make sense of it. The ‘puzzle’ format also suggested a never ending maze of ‘nonsense’ – the more you try to make sense, the more nonsense you receive.
yay i have been looking for this for ages, this photograph of her work does not do it justice
she had amazingly intricate pen drawings which I absolutely adoreddd
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| 42 Christina West | Gabo's game Sculpture | |
| Lithgow High School | I adopted as a reference point the explorations of sculptural planes in the work of the Russian constructivist Naum Gabo, but in the context of a chess game. The accurate cutting and joining of the various parts to form a coherent whole was demanding; giving the cardboard the appearance of rusted steel was a trial and error process. |
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| 41 Joshua Warren | Dragster Sculpture | |
| Barrenjoey High School | Ever since I was little, models have always fascinated me and stretched my imagination. For my artwork I decided to take the concept of prepackaged models to a completely new level of interpretation and creativeness. My work raises ideas and issues about a mainstream modern-day consumer society of prepackaged and mass-produced objects. Idea: do it yourself high school, home appliances etccccccc |
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| 23 Henry McCoy | Beyond the sublime Time-based | |
| The Scots College | Inspired by the surrealists and the political controversy surrounding the censorship of Bill Henson's photography in 2008, my film explores the impact of censorship upon the imagination of contemporary artists. By appropriating RenĂ© Magritte's work, the film explores how the surrealists attempted to re-interpret reality through the transcendence of their dreams. We follow a young man wandering through the surreal world of his unconscious mind, while his thoughts are being censored by the regulators of society, symbolising the artistic desire to deny boundaries placed upon it by society’s cultural and political institutions. |
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My artworks are an exploration, stripping away personal control, allowing art to create itself. I draw on ideas of chaos theory and the butterfly effect, where one small intervention can have a great impact in a dynamical system. I, the artist, control where I lay the ink but let it take its own path down the paper, allowing it to have freedom to fall of its own accord, then expose it to wind and rain. The artworks may look freely chaotic and abstract but on closer inspection reveal the beauty and infinite patterns that appear throughout nature and the universe.
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| 10 Holly Farrell | 24 rabbits Collection of works | |
| Warners Bay High School | My artwork is about the introduction of the European rabbit into Australia and its destructive effect it has had our environment. I have examined the issue of preserving, preventing or exterminating introduced species. This is important to me because I sympathise with the rabbits. My work relates to personal choices I have made, such as becoming a vegetarian in support of animal rights; yet, I do also understand the value of preserving the natural landscape and indigenous species. Therefore I am left in conflict, just as the audience is left puzzled by the opinions I have expressed. |
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This is amazingly smart, I wish I was smart like this...| 18 Eloise Kent | The nature of vanity Textiles and fibre | |
| Ascham School | The subtle art of the nip/tuck as practised by cosmetic surgeons – stitching and tension to enhance beauty: 1 Breasts 2 Complexion 3 Figure 4 Cup Size 5 Infertility 6 Wobbliness 7 Droopiness 8 Nose 9 Labia 10 Wrinkles 11 Cheeks 12 Thighs 13 Lips 14 Measurements 15 Fat 16 Teeth 17 Dry skin 18 Waistline 19 Pubis 20 Weight 21 Eyelids 22 Bloat 23 Freckles 24 Ears 25 Menstruation 26 Cellulite 27 Eyes 28 Nails 29 Varicose veins |
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