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 Work by Kaori Kato, Fresh! 2009 finalist 2009 Fresh! exhibition The recipient of the 2009 Fresh! Award is RMIT student Michaela Bruton for her silver filigree work. Michaela will receive a professional development package that includes a 2010 exhibition at Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, a year of mentoring by Craft Victoria and $500 cash. For her winning piece Michaela investigated 18th Century Chinese filigree and explored its ability to capture and claim space before using these techniques to construct an intricate, contemporary sculptural piece. Also receiving awards in 2009: Fresh! 2009 was opened by Richard Watts, RRR Smart Arts presenter on Thursday 3 December. Download Richard's launch speech here. Craft Victoria would also like to congratulate the 2009 Fresh! finalists: Fresh! surveys the creative diversity and exceptional technical skill of graduating craft and design students across Victoria. Presented by Craft Victoria since 1993, Fresh! has launched the careers of some of Melbourne’s best known practitioners and continues to be one of the most respected forecasters of emerging craft and design talent within Australia. Each year a team of invited professionals preview graduate exhibitions in over 35 departments within Tertiary and TAFE institutions across Victoria. The freshest works are hand-picked from the fields of ceramics, glass, jewellery, gold & silver-smithing, fashion, textiles, industrial and furniture design. Past exhibitors include: Irene Grishin-Selzer of Iggy & Lou Lou, Alex Murray-Leslie of Chicks On Speed, Robert Dumaresq and Julia deVille.
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 :acute (from grid-garment series) by Tobi Clark :acute = 3rd iteration of grid-garment series by Tobi Clark In 2008, Tobi Clark was the recipient of The Sofitel Melbourne Exhibition in a Public Space Award as part of Fresh! and :acute is the resulting exhibition. :acute is an experiment in the relationship between fashion and installation. Deliberately avoiding signs of the human body, :acute transforms garments into living sculptures via a self-contained, confused, domestically fantastical scenario. Reflections of this scenario are repeated and collapsed into the mirrored setting that surrounds it. The result is a complicated clash of visual perceptions that unhinges an audiences’ experience of clothing. Exhibition managed by Global Art Projects, Consulting Curator to Sofitel Melbourne On Collins. |
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 2008 Fresh! winner Ka Ho Li 2008 Fresh! Post Fresh! Ka Ho has continued to expand his White Widow collection and is designing two other jewellery collections. He also plans to launch a T-shirt line in Thailand and Melbourne. Click below for information about past Fresh! exhibitions: |
