VCA ART 2022

Lidia Byrne

Honours

By pursuing the figurative subject, as one I do not know, I indulge in existentialist freedom. And if I do not know the subject, I cannot know where he is going. Painting strangely orders these strangers. Turning away from the head, the self and subject come together to fall apart.

Lidia Miszkinis Byrne, Two 1 (left) and Two 2 (right), oil on canvas, 2022. Documentation by Kenneth Suico.
Lidia Miszkinis Byrne, Dog, oil on canvas, 185 x 117 cm, 2022. Documentation by Kenneth Suico.
Lidia Miszkinis Byrne, Reclining, oil on canvas, 194 x 132 cm, 2022.
Lidia Miszkinis Byrne, Asking 1, oil on canvas, 194 x 99cm, 2022.
Lidia Miszkinis Byrne, Asking 2, oil on canvas, 60 x 40cm, 2022.

We acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the lands upon which our campus is situated, the people of the Boon Wurrung and Woi Wurrung, who have created art, made music and told their stories here for thousands of generations. We also acknowledge and extend our respect to the Traditional Owners of all lands on which our work is viewed, shared and enjoyed, and to all Elders, past, present and emerging.

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