What techniques does Del Kathryn Barton use?
Using a mixture of materials, including synthetic polymer paint, gouache, watercolour, pen and often glitter and sequins, she embroiders her world.
How does Del Kathryn Barton make her art?
Many works are digital collages and she often incorporates gouache, glitter, sequins and markers. Barton begins a work by making a drawing, perhaps of an emotion, gesture or image from a dream. She then develops the drawings into a highly patterned paintings, working on more than one painting at a time.
What inspires Del Kathryn Barton?
On her walls and in her life, Barton takes inspiration from strong creative women, which in turn feeds deeply into her art. Works by indigenous artist Sally Gabori (1924-2015) take pride of place in her lounge room. “It’s all about the integrity of the line and the energy in the work that you just believe.
What kind of artist is Del Kathryn Barton?
Painting
Del Kathryn Barton/Forms
What is Del Kathryn Barton famous for?
(Australian, born 1972) Del Kathryn Barton is an Australian painter best known for her whimsical depictions people and animals. Her psychedelic environments are created using sequins, markers, gouache, and glitter.
Is Del Kathryn Barton married?
Christopher Plater
Del Kathryn Barton/Spouse
Who influenced Kathryn Del Barton?
Louise Bourgeois
Henry DargerKiki SmithJohn Currin
Del Kathryn Barton/Influenced by
Does Del Kathryn Barton have children?
Arella Plater
Del Kathryn Barton/Children
What is Del Kathryn Barton nationality?
Australian
Del Kathryn Barton/Nationality
Born in 1972 in Sydney, Australia, Del Kathryn Barton is one of Australia’s most acclaimed artists working today. Barton received her BFA from the College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Sydney in 1993.
Where is Del Kathryn Barton from?
Sydney, Australia
Del Kathryn Barton/Place of birth
What kind of art does Del Kathryn Barton do?
Known for its vibrant, figurative imagery, Barton’s work combines traditional painting techniques with contemporary design and illustrative styles.
Why did Del Kathryn Barton win an Archibald Prize?
More people come to her shows because of it. Del Kathryn Barton uses traditional painting techniques with contemporary illustrative styles. Most of her figurative is self-referential (not a great deal of other portraiture) (nb. she won the Archibald a second time in 2013 with a portrait of Hugo Weaving. Reflection questions.
How does Del Kathryn Barton use white space?
In many of her paintings, it is evident that there is a clear aversion to white space, and to overcome this, she often creates an environment where each subject or creature is intertwined somehow together and in with their surroundings. Often this intertwining is used to convey the attachment of parent and child, either human or non-human in form.
Where does Del Kathryn Barton live in Australia?
Barton’s fantasy world lent itself to a successful animated adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s work The Nightingale and the Rose in 2015. She continues to live and work in Sydney, Australia.
