Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton: A Dingo Took My Baby
| avondale-bepress-to-dspace.faculty | Arts | |
| avondale-bepress-to-dspace.summary | <p>My research for my PhD, that was awarded in early 2015, looked at the nature of the value of a personal relationship with the sitter for the purposes of making a, specifically, painted portrait. The research led me to therefore compare the experience of understanding an individual from a mediated image/‘portrait’, as in photography, to that of painting, and specifically painting from life. The criteria for the annual NSW Doug Moran National Portrait Prize of 2013 stated ‘Portraits that reveal a deep connection between the artist and their subject will be well received by the judges.’(“The Doug Moran National Portrait Prize 2012.” Moran Prizes. http://www.moranprizes.com.au/ContentFiles/MoranPrizes/Documents/DMNPP%2 02012%20Terms%20and%20Conditions.pdf)</p> <p>This led me to consider if my notions of an individual that had been shaped by media reportage and imagery would be significantly different or influenced by the process of meeting that individual for the purpose of making a painted portrait over time. Lindy Chamberlain-‐Creighton fitted my criteria for this – having been a much talked about and photographed individual through the tragic loss of her daughter that was taken by a dingo.</p> <p>This singular work was pivotal to the research, which is fully documented in the PhD thesis held online at Avondale College and Newcastle University, NSW. Typically the DMNPP can expect over 300,000 submissions (9http://www.art-‐ almanac.com.au/2012/07/2012-‐moran-‐prizes-‐winners-‐announcement/) from which, typically approximately 100 are shortlisted as semifinalists – which was the case with this portrait of Lindy Chamberlain-‐Creighton. From the short-‐list approximately 35 finalists are chosen – the winner receives $150,000.</p> | |
| avondale-bepress.abstract | <p>Considering the dynamics of the 22 contributing artists to this exhibition,<br />entitled ‘Breath’, curated by Shelley Poole, I chose to contribute a portrait of<br />Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton. Subtitled ‘A Dingo Took My Baby’, the portrait<br />presents to the viewer the sitter at a point in her life where she has been<br />awarded, by the Government of Australia, a full birth certificate stating that the<br />cause of her six-month old daughter’s disappearance and death was that<br />dingo had taken her. This was vindication of the sitter’s claim, which had been<br />disputed to the extent that she was charged with the murder of the daughter<br />and imprisoned. The group show sort to celebrate and inspire a positive<br />perspective and Christian reflection on life. The image of Lindy – presented as<br />both resilient and at terms with events met the criteria.</p> | |
| avondale-bepress.articleid | 1022 | |
| avondale-bepress.authors | Andy Collis | |
| avondale-bepress.context-key | 6441320 | |
| avondale-bepress.coverpage-url | https://research.avondale.edu.au/arts_creativeworks/22 | |
| avondale-bepress.document-type | creativework | |
| avondale-bepress.field.author_faculty_discipline | Arts | |
| avondale-bepress.field.comments | <p>Used by permission: the artist</p> | |
| avondale-bepress.field.creator | <p>My research for my PhD, that was awarded in early 2015, looked at the nature of the value of a personal relationship with the sitter for the purposes of making a, specifically, painted portrait. The research led me to therefore compare the experience of understanding an individual from a mediated image/‘portrait’, as in photography, to that of painting, and specifically painting from life. The criteria for the annual NSW Doug Moran National Portrait Prize of 2013 stated ‘Portraits that reveal a deep connection between the artist and their subject will be well received by the judges.’(“The Doug Moran National Portrait Prize 2012.” Moran Prizes. http://www.moranprizes.com.au/ContentFiles/MoranPrizes/Documents/DMNPP%2 02012%20Terms%20and%20Conditions.pdf)</p> <p>This led me to consider if my notions of an individual that had been shaped by media reportage and imagery would be significantly different or influenced by the process of meeting that individual for the purpose of making a painted portrait over time. Lindy Chamberlain-‐Creighton fitted my criteria for this – having been a much talked about and photographed individual through the tragic loss of her daughter that was taken by a dingo.</p> <p>This singular work was pivotal to the research, which is fully documented in the PhD thesis held online at Avondale College and Newcastle University, NSW. Typically the DMNPP can expect over 300,000 submissions (9http://www.art-‐ almanac.com.au/2012/07/2012-‐moran-‐prizes-‐winners-‐announcement/) from which, typically approximately 100 are shortlisted as semifinalists – which was the case with this portrait of Lindy Chamberlain-‐Creighton. From the short-‐list approximately 35 finalists are chosen – the winner receives $150,000.</p> | |
| avondale-bepress.field.custom_citation | <p>Collis, A. (2013). <em>Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton: A dingo took my baby</em> [Oil on canvas]. Joanne Felk Gallery, Cooranbong, Australia.</p> | |
| avondale-bepress.field.embargo_date | 2014-12-09T00:00:00Z | |
| avondale-bepress.field.field_of_education | 10 Creative Arts | |
| avondale-bepress.field.for | 190502 Fine Arts (incl. Sculpture and Painting) | |
| avondale-bepress.field.ntro | Creative Work - Visual Art | |
| avondale-bepress.field.publication_date | 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z | |
| avondale-bepress.field.quality | Disseminated via nationally recognised outlet or entity | |
| avondale-bepress.field.reportable_items | Creative Work | |
| avondale-bepress.field.scale | Major | |
| avondale-bepress.field.source_publication | <p>This creative work was originally published as:</p> <p>Collis, A. (2014). <em>Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton: A dingo took my baby</em> [Oil on canvas]. Joanne Felk Gallery, Cooranbong, Australia.</p> | |
| avondale-bepress.field.staff_classification | Permanent | |
| avondale-bepress.fulltext-url | https://research.avondale.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1022&context=arts_creativeworks&unstamped=1 | |
| avondale-bepress.keywords | painting | |
| avondale-bepress.label | 22 | |
| avondale-bepress.native-url | https://research.avondale.edu.au/context/arts_creativeworks/article/1022/type/native/viewcontent | |
| avondale-bepress.publication-date | 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z | |
| avondale-bepress.publication-title | Arts Creative Works | |
| avondale-bepress.state | published | |
| avondale-bepress.submission-date | 2014-12-09T16:42:29Z | |
| avondale-bepress.submission-path | arts_creativeworks/22 | |
| avondale-bepress.title | Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton: A Dingo Took My Baby | |
| avondale-bepress.type | article | |
| dc.contributor.author | Collis, Andy | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-01T00:39:15Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-01T00:39:15Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-12-01 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2014-12-09T16:42:29Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | <p>Considering the dynamics of the 22 contributing artists to this exhibition,<br />entitled ‘Breath’, curated by Shelley Poole, I chose to contribute a portrait of<br />Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton. Subtitled ‘A Dingo Took My Baby’, the portrait<br />presents to the viewer the sitter at a point in her life where she has been<br />awarded, by the Government of Australia, a full birth certificate stating that the<br />cause of her six-month old daughter’s disappearance and death was that<br />dingo had taken her. This was vindication of the sitter’s claim, which had been<br />disputed to the extent that she was charged with the murder of the daughter<br />and imprisoned. The group show sort to celebrate and inspire a positive<br />perspective and Christian reflection on life. The image of Lindy – presented as<br />both resilient and at terms with events met the criteria.</p> | |
| dc.identifier.citation | <p>Collis, A. (2013). <em>Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton: A dingo took my baby</em> [Oil on canvas]. Joanne Felk Gallery, Cooranbong, Australia.</p> | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/123456789/06441320 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_us | |
| dc.provenance | <p>This creative work was originally published as:</p> <p>Collis, A. (2014). <em>Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton: A dingo took my baby</em> [Oil on canvas]. Joanne Felk Gallery, Cooranbong, Australia.</p> | |
| dc.rights | <p>Used by permission: the artist</p> | |
| dc.subject | painting | |
| dc.title | Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton: A Dingo Took My Baby | |
| dc.type | Creative Work |