Kira Godoroja-Prieckaerts

An assortment of works, workings and things still being worked on

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We Were Lucky - Demos

Short Animation - 'We Were Lucky' @ Demos (Online Journal)

I made this film a few years ago as part of a first year visual art core course. It is hand drawn with marker, scanned and then put together digitally. I wrote the story/poem myself, a first for me. 

This short film explores the current political issues surrounding refugees in Australia, focusing on their social rejection. It draws from my family history of persecution and migration.

I want the work to remind people that the world is not made up of rigid nationalities, nor do we want it to be. Culture is fluid and it is we who define it. Denying refugees (or any particular group of people) will not give you a comfortable way of life or a stagnant set of values, it can only give you a life filled with fear and values based on prejudice.

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Procrastination sketch of my study face.

Gel pen, Felt pen , Faber Castell Pitt artist pen, watercolour pencil (background).

Size: A6

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Quick sketch on the back of some packaging. Not sure if it is finished. Felt pen, posca marker, watercolour pencil.

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Images from my exhbition at Honky Tonks (17 Garema Pl, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia, http://drinkhonkytonks.com.au/)

The exhibition runs until the 8th of September.

I am a Canberra based artist working primarily in printmedia and drawing. Currently I’m completing a BA of Visual Arts/Arts in printmedia and sociology at the Australian National University. In the last 6 months I’ve exhibited at the National Gallery of Australia during the National Print Symposium as well as at the Left Hand Gallery in Braidwood. My work focuses on the tactile nature of practicing art, using the medium of print to explore the multi-staged development of ideas and production.

The exhibition 'Worn' is a mixture of prints and jewellery made from printing plates. Traditionally the printing plate is unseen and considered a means to an end rather than an artistic object in itself. I’ve altered this conception by allowing the plates to become an artistic piece separate to the print process. This explores the physical presence of the printing plate and extends it materiality.

This hopes to confuse the relationship between plate and print asking the audience to consider the unity as well as disparity between the two objects. The prints can be viewed individually or together, with their complementary jewellery pieces or separate.

Contact artist for details about sales: Framed prints - $50 Jewellery - Ranging from $75-$100

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Images from my exhbition at Honky Tonks (17 Garema Pl, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia, http://drinkhonkytonks.com.au/)

The exhibition runs until the 8th of September.

I am a Canberra based artist working primarily in printmedia and drawing. Currently I’m completing a BA of Visual Arts/Arts in printmedia and sociology at the Australian National University. In the last 6 months I’ve exhibited at the National Gallery of Australia during the National Print Symposium as well as at the Left Hand Gallery in Braidwood. My work focuses on the tactile nature of practicing art, using the medium of print to explore the multi-staged development of ideas and production.

The exhibition 'Worn' is a mixture of prints and jewellery made from printing plates. Traditionally the printing plate is unseen and considered a means to an end rather than an artistic object in itself. I’ve altered this conception by allowing the plates to become an artistic piece separate to the print process. This explores the physical presence of the printing plate and extends it materiality.

This hopes to confuse the relationship between plate and print asking the audience to consider the unity as well as disparity between the two objects. The prints can be viewed individually or together, with their complementary jewellery pieces or separate.

Contact artist for details about sales: Framed prints - $50 Jewellery - Ranging from $75-$100

(Post 2/3)

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Images from my exhbition at Honky Tonks (17 Garema Pl, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia, http://drinkhonkytonks.com.au/)

The exhibition runs until the 8th of September.

I am a Canberra based artist working primarily in printmedia and drawing. Currently I’m completing a BA of Visual Arts/Arts in printmedia and sociology at the Australian National University. In the last 6 months I’ve exhibited at the National Gallery of Australia during the National Print Symposium as well as at the Left Hand Gallery in Braidwood. My work focuses on the tactile nature of practicing art, using the medium of print to explore the multi-staged development of ideas and production.

The exhibition 'Worn' is a mixture of prints and jewellery made from printing plates. Traditionally the printing plate is unseen and considered a means to an end rather than an artistic object in itself. I’ve altered this conception by allowing the plates to become an artistic piece separate to the print process. This explores the physical presence of the printing plate and extends it materiality.

This hopes to confuse the relationship between plate and print asking the audience to consider the unity as well as disparity between the two objects. The prints can be viewed individually or together, with their complementary jewellery pieces or separate.

Contact artist for details about sales: Framed prints - $50 Jewellery - Ranging from $75-$100

(Post 1/3)

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Trying to minimise some life drawing. 
Ten cent coin is for scale.

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First time in a very very very long time that I’ve attempted collage. These work are looking at the ways that men and women are allowed to be portrayed in the media. Flicking through newspapers and magazines I found it hard to ignore the limitations placed on female representation. They were young, flawless and unexpressive. The men could represent many things and also they were not just used in advertising, as many women were. I tried to make it a bit humorous and even a little odd, as that is how I view some of the advertisements. Surreal and bizarre concepts of what we should be.

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Playing with drypoint.

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Plate size: 5.5 x 2cm 

I plan to make these plates into badges.

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'But I still don't know, what do I do with my hands?'

Drypoint on zinc Plate size (of main plate): 9.8 x 20.7cm

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Life drawing. Sketches and etchings (acetate and zinc)

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Quick self portrait sketch. A6 in size. Pilot fineliner and Pentel sign pen.

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‘Mimi Magic’. 2013. Felt tip pen, charcoal.

Birthday present for Sabina. It is from a photo of her two grandchildren watching her on Skype.

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The start of something new, more developments to come… Big eucalyptus tree at the art school. Felt tip pen sketch and soft ground print (off an old worn down plate, still works though).

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Underground Print Show at NGA (Post 2) Title: Taking Up Space Size: 3.3cm in diameter 

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Underground Print Show at NGA

Title: Taking Up Space Size: 3.3cm in diameter More to come…