Biography
Sylke Claridge
This body of work is strongly influenced by Henri Matisse, Kimura and the colour field artists.
It reflects my heritage through allegory and myth, my family interaction and the land which we occupy as custodians. It reminds us of the beauty we strive to preserve!
Colour creates an emotional resonance, a fusion in my mind of the air, land and Zeitgeist.
My goal is to fuse the tactile with spiritual truth, to infuse my artwork with energy. At the end the painting has to have a life of its own.
Picasso said ‘I don’t paint as I see, I paint as I think’.
I paint as I feel – I paint with my eyes shut but my mind open.
Education (Selected):
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2009-11 2008 1997 1995 1992 |
Diploma of Fine Arts, TAFE Sydney Diploma Visual Arts, ISCD Sydney Certificate of Medieval Literature, Cambridge University, United Kingdom Certificat de langue intensif at the Fondation Postuniversitaire Internationale, Paris, FranceEconomics at the Verwaltungs- und Wirtschaftsakademie, Munich |
Solo Exhibitions:
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2010 2008 2006 2004 2003 2003 2001 2000 1989 1988 1988 |
‘The Sylke Claridge Exhibition’, Darryl Nantais Gallery, Linton, UK ‘Sylke Claridge’, Darryl Nantais Gallery, Linton, UK ‘Autumn Exhibition’, Darryl Nantais Gallery, Linton, UK ‘Farewell’, Darryl Nantais Gallery, Linton, UK ‘Colour Full’, Darryl Nantais Gallery, Linton, UK ‘Home and Away’, Exchange Gallery, Saffron Walden, UK ‘Angels’, Angharad Gallery, Kensington, London, UK ‘Sylke Claridge’, Angel Craft Gallery, Bury St. Edmunds, UK ‘Nachtleben’, Haack GmbH, Berlin, Germany ‘EXIT’, One Room Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland ‘Housewarming’, 3Com, Munich, Germany |
Group Exhibitions (Selected):
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2011 2011 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2003 2002 2000 2000 1999 |
‘art fair 2011’ , Workshop Arts Centre, Sydney ‘ACCESS 14’ , TAFE NSW Hornsby College, Sydney ‘VISION6 artshow’ , Queenwood, Mosman, Sydney ‘State of Flux’, Parliament House in Sydney ‘Bushfire Auction Appeal Exhibition’, TAFE NSW Hornsby College, Sydney ‘Femme’, Breathing Colours, Balmain, Sydney ‘Initiation’, Glen Street Gallery, Sydney ‘artfair’, Workshop Arts Centre, Willoughby ‘Open Studio’, Palace House, Newmarket, United Kingdom ‘Summer Art Exhibition’, Cambridge Corn Exchange, UK Enid Lawson gallery, Richmond, United Kingdom Walker gallery, Harrogate, United Kingdom Primavera, Cambridge, United Kingdom |
Open Studios:
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2010 2009 2008 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 |
Open Studio, Warrawee, Sydney Open Studio, Warrawee, Sydney Open Studio, Warrawee, Sydney Open Studio, ‘Waterside’, Littlebury, United Kingdom Open Studio, ‘Waterside’, Littlebury, United Kingdom Open Studio, ‘Netherby’, Duddenhoe End, UK Open Studio, ‘Netherby’, Duddenhoe End, UK Open Studio, ‘Netherby’, Duddenhoe End, UK |
Publications & Reviews:
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2001
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Feng Shui Society, Spring 2001, page 16, 17 ‘Angels’ by Sylke Claridge |
Prizes & Awards:
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2011 2010 2009 |
Merit Award in Drawing, Diploma in Fine Arts, TAFE Certificate of Merit, Diploma in Fine Arts (Printmaking), TAFE Industry Award of Excellency, Eckersley, ISCD |
Collections:
3Com, Munich
Pirag & Wisgott GmbH, Munich