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Artist Statement:
What lies behind the faces
that we show to the world is a
constant theme for Adelaide
Hills artist Chris Wake. Her
latest exhibition plays with
this idea in a carnival
setting, with jugglers,
acrobats and magicians, even a
nude opera diva, playing and
cavorting through circus and
outdoor scenes, with masks on
or at hand.
The effect is droll and
somehow disturbing. Paintings
are antipodean with characters
have Nolanesque eyes that
follow the viewer, or look
sideways in unease or alarm.
Tilted heads turn away from
each other creating a sense
that in spite of the festive
setting characters are caught
in their own private and
possibly nightmare universes.
Participating in the Singapore
Art Fair 2006 (showcasing
collectable contemporary
artworks from all over Asia) ,
Wake`s work was very well
received. Her work is in
private and corporate
collections around Australia
and overseas. Chris Wake was
born in Adelaide in 1960, and
has been painting since 1976
with her last three
exhibitions a sell out,
serious art collectors are
buying. Fine art galleries
representing Chris Wake :
Adelaide – Kensington Gallery,
Sydney – Maree Mizon Gallery,
Perth – Stafford Studios, Hong
Kong – Southern Art Exchange,
Singapore – Opera Gallery.
Current exhibitions,
publications and biography
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Artist Exhibitions:
RE: Sovereign Asian Art Prize
2008, sponsored by Barclays,
Cathay Pacifc & others
Chris Wake a finalist for
2008,30 Finalists out of over
1100 entries.
Judges – Uli sigg –
international advisory council
Tate Gallery London, Peter
Aspden Financial Times Arts
Writer, Pamela Kember Art
Historian & lecturer Academy
of Visual Art, Victoria ...
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Artist Galleries:
Hong Kong
Southern Art Exchange
georgie@southernexchange.com.au
Australia
Sydney
House of Phillips Fine Art
Adelaide
Kensington Gallery, Norwood
kengall@bigpond.com
Perth
Stafford Studios, Cottlesloe,
ACGA member
artstaff@iinet.net.au...
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Artist Reviews:
Coming Soon!
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Collections:
Chris Wake paintings are in
Private and corporate
collections including a
private art museum in
Australia, UK, USA, Hong Kong,
Singapore,India, Korea...
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Chris Wake Latest Works
This page showcases the latest works uploaded by: Chris Wake. Links to further pages are at the bottom of this page.
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