Shane Bonsujet
Model no.2, 2023
Mixed media on canvas. Acrylic paint and oil pastel on canvas
Height 120 cm x Width 100 cm
Artwork is stretched and ready to hang & comes with certificate of authenticity
A contemporary figurative painting of a nude model celebrating sensuality and body positivity. I did a whole series of nude models from life drawing and wanted to create paintings inspired by the drawings. The model’s pose is what I referenced from my drawing, the setting and everything else in the work is painted from imagination as I wanted to make the work a little more interesting.
Artist Bio: Shane Bonsujet is a visual artist based and working out of his studio in Melbourne. Shanes art often draws on lived experiences and memories that explore themes of psychology, growth, empowerment and discovery forming a deep connection with viewers. Emotive, expressive, intuitive and playful, Shane's paintings are inspired by many influences such as the natural world, existentialism and philosophy that create a balance and duality between depth in concept and naïve appearance. Bold colours and expressive brushwork create an open dancefloor for curious mark making, patterns, naïve characters, symbols and motifs that balance abstraction and various other styles and references. Shanes paintings are held in public and private collections all over the country and internationally, and has been a finalist in various notable art prizes such as the Blacktown art prize, Fishers Ghost art prize, Hawkesbury art prize, Lethbridge 10,000 and exhibited in several exhibitions, group shows and art fairs.