The timed auction ends Thursday September 3rd at 8:00pm. Whoever holds the highest bid at the auction closing time wins.
Sophie Bray
Last of the light #3, 2024-2025
Oil on linen
Height 35.5 cm x Width 30.5 cm
Artwork is stretched and ready to hang & comes with a certificate of authenticity
Starting Bid: $750
This piece began during a residency in in Wilyakali country, Fowlers Gap in the arid zone of the NSW desert. The transparent layers of pigments echo the jewel like nature of the rocks, reflections and light of the desert night.
My current painting series seeks to capture the effects of light on the land – painting the light and colour within subjects before their appearance. I am investigating vibrant grounds and how they activate monochromatic colour palettes. Pausing in the moment before the blending obliterates form and still alludes to representation, connecting to the immersive experience one feels in the landscape.
Artist Bio: Born in Sydney (1986) Bray has lived and worked in Los Angeles as well as in Sydney. She completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts (HONS1) and Masters of Fine Arts at the University of New South Wales and was a recipient of the University of New South Wales Honours Scholarship, The Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence, The Australian Postgraduate Award (2008-2010), The Toyota Emerging Artist Encouragement Award and the William Fletcher Foundation Scholarship for drawing. Since 2004, she has held 6 solo exhibitions and has been included in 24 group exhibitions. Her work has been acquired by the Morton Bay Art Collection and the Moran Art Foundation. Bray’s work was published in a book of international contemporary artists, Super Modified: The Behance Book of Creative Work. She exhibited in Paris as part of the Paris Drawing festival at Galarie ALB, and has been a finalist in the Ravenswood Australian Art Prize, The 20000 Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award, The JADA, The Sunshine Coast Art Prize, The Hazelhurst Paper Awards, The Waverley Art Prize and The National Emerging Art Prize.
Dimensions:
35.5 cm x 30.5 cm