Karin Roddy –
Asylum Seekers Acrylic on canvas 85CM X 110CM
Born 1943,
Occupation:
Artist and “Women of Leisure”
Education:
Karin’s primary and middle education began in
1956 Karin’s family
arrived as migrants to
she completed 2 years at
1959 “Basic Drawing” course, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Media:
Mostly acrylics, sometimes oils
Experiences related
to art:
Recent art demonstrations in Gestural Painting techniques at various Artists’ Societies
Honours and awards:
1997 Victorian Artists Society “Undine Award” best oil landscape, awarded by Rick
Amor
2001 St Kevin’s Art Show, Highly Commended, award by John Dwyer of Christies
Solo exhibitions:
2003 Artholes Gallery, Fitzroy,
Group exhibitions:
A selection from
Five Ways Galley: Mt Dandenong
The Box Hill Community Arts Centre
Victorian Artists’ Society
Rembar Gallerie
Artholes, Fitzroy
Important
collections:
In many private collections and collected by institutions
both in
Artists’ Statement:
The act of painting absorbs, frustrates, intrigues and excites me. My paintings often turn out to be of human figures – mostly mothers and children.
Initially, my work can be described as figurative abstract, though the execution of it is unconventional. Forever experimenting, I have evolved a technique of using small and medium sized rollers, which results in layers of acrylics producing work which features texture as well as colour.
“Asylum Seekers” is typical of my work today. The gestural approach incorporates an“automatic” line technique. Though an image comes through, there is no preconceived idea. I develop the image, and somehow “watch” where is leads.
This painting “Asylum Seekers” initially resembled a conventional family group, but as I worked and reworked the image, elements of Middle Eastern costume began to assert themselves, and I ended up with an identifiably immigrant group. Such unfortunate people are a facet of life today that causes us all deep concern for the human condition.