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Winter Artist Feature: Gemma Garcia-Roman – Magic of Transformation Series

Resilience
papier mache/ceramic
H60 x W30 x D35cm

$384
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Valencia MUM Rooster
ceramic, acrylic and mixed media
H47 x L60x W23cm

$600
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Cat
papier mache, ceramic, acrylic mixed media
H18 xW30 x L38cm

$150
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Rooster Bull
ceramic, acrylic and mixed media
H60 x W45 x L25cm

$602
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I love to experiment with papier mache, plaster, ceramic, printmaking, acrylic and mixed media creating an explosion of colour, playing with forms and deep metaphoric meaning. In every one of my artworks, behind colours, shapes and textures, you will find an emotional, personal story.
I am inspired by papier mache as a magical transformation, from nothing to something. I like to integrate animal shapes with human faces, as well as using vibrant colours and combinations of patterns from other cultures to express the un-expressed. These sculptures have the objective of making you smile.

Gemma’s work will be on display at the Judith Wright Centre from 1 June until 27 August 2018  Flying Arts Featured Artists – Winter Exhibition
Gemma Garcia (Brisbane) has interest in integrating the Spanish culture (her heritage) to her current home Australia. Her work is colourful, and she  combines some archetype ideas from distinct cultures. From Spain (Spanish dress patterns like red with white polka dots), bulls, and Australian animals (koalas, kangaroos, etc). Also, some of her artworks are versions of famous Spanish and Latin artists, like Picasso and Frida Kahlo. Mixing animals and human faces, combining ceramic and papier mache. Most of her professional artworks (printmaking, sculptures, panting, mixed media) are faces without mouths as a symbol of her difficulty with the English language, her non-mother language.
read more about Gemma here 

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Flying Arts Alliance acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands and seas on which we work, live and create. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

Flying Arts Alliance is honoured to acknowledge the Governor of Queensland, Her Excellency Dr Jeanette Young AC PSM as our Patron. We also acknowledge Mr Tim Fairfax AC and Mrs Gina Fairfax AC as our Cultural Patrons.

Flying Arts is a not-for-profit organisation inspiring the appreciation, practice and professional development of the visual and media arts as a lifetime interest or career throughout regional and remote Queensland.

Flying Arts is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland. Flying Arts is supported by the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and receives funds from Creative Partnerships Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund. Flying Arts is supported by corporate partners and benefactors.

Flying Arts is the administrator in Queensland of the Regional Arts Fund (RAF), an Australian Government program provided through Regional Arts Australia.

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