Emily Schorowsky
Bachelor of Fine Arts/Science
Emily Schorowsky, 'Tarmac' 2023. Aeroplanes: coloured pencil, pastel pencil, soft pastel and watercolour on synthetic silk fabric, sewn onto cane that is held together with masking tape. 150cm x 125cm x 55 cm, 115cm x 100cm x 35cm. Map: coloured pencil, pastel pencil, soft pastel and watercolour on synthetic silk fabric. 115cm x 189cm. Image courtesy: the artist.
Artist statement
Marrying drawing with sculpture, 'Tarmac' comprises a large-scale map with two accompanying aeroplanes. Fabric has been layered with diffuse watercolour, pastel and pencil, to depict and distort metropolitan and greater Sydney. The technique is mirrored in the making of the aeroplanes’ “skin”, which is hand-sewn onto the crafted cane skeleton. 'Tarmac' explores our exploitation of the environment, namely the devastation that the development of Sydney’s airports continues to inflict on communities and ecosystems.
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Acknowledgement of Country
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