Shirley Ploog

2019

Judith's Rose
 
mixed 56x56cm
Aging Graciously
 
mixed 56x56cm
Callas
 
mixed 56x56cm
Fading Elegance
 
mixed 56x56cm
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About Shirley Ploog

Nature’s young, perfect forms is not what appeals to Shirley. It is when Nature ages, when crinkles form, colours change, blemishes appear and forms change shape with marks of experience. These imperfections give Nature and it’s aging forms beauty, it tells a life story in Ploog’s world. Through her selected substrate of drafting film, she takes her selected objects of nature and applies oil, graphite and or charcoal to give a sense of fragility, a delicacy and a sense of awareness of the ephemeral nature of all things on this earth. In a world today when perfection is everything appreciating and embracing our imperfections as we age is an important aspect to Ploog’s work. 

Shirley has been selected as a finalist in numerous art prizes namely the Wyndham Art Prize, Stanthorpe Art Prize, Macquarie Group Emerging Artist Prize and Lethbridge 10,000 Art Prize. She has had 5 solo shows in the last 5 years and this year already is shaping up to be another big year for Shirley.
Shirley’s year commences with a group show at The Melbourne Flower and Garden Show in March. She has also been selected to participate in the Art Vault residency program as well as a solo show to be held in October 2019.

For more on Shirley Ploog see
www.shirleyploog.com.au

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