Claire Mercer

Joined Artfinder: April 2017

Artworks for sale: 23

(1)

Australia

About Claire Mercer

 
 
  • Biography

    My art practice revolves around painting scenes which to me evoke a sense of mystery and otherworldliness, whether they be still lifes, surreal images, landscapes or anything else which inspires or intrigues me.  My work alludes to an alternate landscape, a fictional universe that  arises, smoke-like,  from the still-warm ashes of a constructed past - from the tantalisingly obscure allure of the ancient, the folkloric, the apocryphal and the romantic; a realm built upon the allure of standing stones and medieval crenellations, of moonlit ruins and vaulted gothic ceilings.  I have a passion for painting atmospheric landscapes, and love the way that a few strokes of the paintbrush can create an ethereal moonlit evening, or a crisp morning in a misty valley... or simply a feeling of mystery and adventure.  

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  • Education

    2015 - 2017

    Victorian College of the Arts (University of Melbourne)

  • Awards

    2017

    The Plumm Wine Glass Award

    A monetary prize awarded for general excellence for my graduation exhibition artwork at the end of my degree in 2017.
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Education

2015 - 2017

Victorian College of the Arts (University of Melbourne)


Awards

2017

The Plumm Wine Glass Award

A monetary prize awarded for general excellence for my graduation exhibition artwork at the end of my degree in 2017.

There are no upcoming events


 

Biography

My art practice revolves around painting scenes which to me evoke a sense of mystery and otherworldliness, whether they be still lifes, surreal images, landscapes or anything else which inspires or intrigues me.  My work alludes to an alternate landscape, a fictional universe that  arises, smoke-like,  from the still-warm ashes of a constructed past - from the tantalisingly obscure allure of the ancient, the folkloric, the apocryphal and the romantic; a realm built upon the allure of standing stones and medieval crenellations, of moonlit ruins and vaulted gothic ceilings.  I have a passion for painting atmospheric landscapes, and love the way that a few strokes of the paintbrush can create an ethereal moonlit evening, or a crisp morning in a misty valley... or simply a feeling of mystery and adventure.