Karen Casey
Karen Casey (* 1956 in Hobart , Tasmania ) is an Australian Aboriginal artist living in Melbourne who not only paints, but also creates new media, installations and prints.
Life
She spent much of her childhood in Dover , Tasmania, and as a teenager in Hobart. From 1977 she attended the School of Art, Tasmanian College of Advanced Education in Hobart. Casey learned of her Aboriginal ancestry through her father when she was 13 years old. Her mother did not tell her about it until she was an adult. Her artistic career began when she moved to Melbourne in 1986.
plant
After coming to Melbourne in 1986, Casey became known nationally and internationally as a critical and political artist. She works on numerous public contracts and collaborative projects, mostly in Melbourne. Her work is represented in numerous Australian and international collections. She accepts orders for galleries and public institutions.
Her early work works with symbols, which she connects with political criticism of the social conditions in urban and rural areas in Australia and the ruling racial conflicts. Her later works are shaped by her childhood memories in Tasmania. Your ideas and concepts are later characterized by the use of different artistic techniques such as sculptures, installations, light elements, video, digital images.
In 2005, she completed a Master of Fine Art (Public Art) course at the University of Melbourne.
literature
- Wally Caruna: The Art of the Aborigines (German edition). P. 199 f. Thames & Hudson. London 1999. ISBN 0500-950-512
Web links
- Karen Casey at www.daao.org.au
- Overview of Karen Casey's work and exhibitions
- Karen Casey's project: Let's Shake
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Casey, Karen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hobart , Tasmania |