The Incinerator Art Award: Art for Social Change 2021 l Incinerator Gallery, Moonee Valley, Victoria, Australia
13 August 2021 - 28 November 2021
The Incinerator Art Award is the Incinerator Gallery’s annual contemporary art prize inspired by the theme of art for social change.
2021 Judges
Myles Russell-Cook, Curator, Indigenous Art, National Gallery of Victoria
Tamsen Hopkinson, Senior Producer, Footscray Community Arts Centre
Rebecca Coates, Director, Shepparton Art Museum
Work
Now M Carries That Stone Too, 2021, oil paint, synthetic polymer, pandanus, curry powder, lychee, soya sauce, bubble tea, eucalyptus extract and stickers on board (diptych) with various mechanical components.
Statement
This abstract painting by Singapore-born artist Desmond Mah, utilises a vast array of artistic materials, including flora, moving mechanical components and a culinary palette, Desmond draws upon ideas of home and the videogame Minecraft, in which ‘M’ battles marauding monsters. With familiar cultural scents and animated breathing, the monster seeks a momentary connection the audience—to counter discrimination and unprovoked violence targeted against global Asian diaspora.
13 August 2021 - 28 November 2021
The Incinerator Art Award is the Incinerator Gallery’s annual contemporary art prize inspired by the theme of art for social change.
2021 Judges
Myles Russell-Cook, Curator, Indigenous Art, National Gallery of Victoria
Tamsen Hopkinson, Senior Producer, Footscray Community Arts Centre
Rebecca Coates, Director, Shepparton Art Museum
Work
Now M Carries That Stone Too, 2021, oil paint, synthetic polymer, pandanus, curry powder, lychee, soya sauce, bubble tea, eucalyptus extract and stickers on board (diptych) with various mechanical components.
Statement
This abstract painting by Singapore-born artist Desmond Mah, utilises a vast array of artistic materials, including flora, moving mechanical components and a culinary palette, Desmond draws upon ideas of home and the videogame Minecraft, in which ‘M’ battles marauding monsters. With familiar cultural scents and animated breathing, the monster seeks a momentary connection the audience—to counter discrimination and unprovoked violence targeted against global Asian diaspora.