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Sculptor wins Blake Prize for Hindu procession

Posted September 3, 2008 11:32:00
Updated September 3, 2008 12:51:00

David Tucker stands next to his sculpture, A Local Girl Comes Home, after winning the 57th Blake Prize. (AAP: Jenny Evans)

David Tucker from northern New South Wales has won the 2008 Blake Prize for Religious Art for his sculpture based on a Hindu goddess.

The sculpture is a procession of three female pregnant figures, a man and a cow.

Tucker, 58, says he wanted his piece, titled A Local Girl Comes Home, to be a celebration of humanity.

"This is about a mother who is about to give birth, and I wanted to give it a sort of a more cosmic sort of significance," he said.

"It's universal and we all do this, so, the message might be that we're happy to be human beings."

Melbourne artist Peter Daverington has also won the emerging artists award for his drawing inspired by Turkey's whirling dervishes.

Tucker receives $20,000 for his prize, while Daverington gets $5,000.

Tags: sculpture, hinduism, awards-and-prizes, australia, nsw, vic, melbourne-3000

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• dragon:

  03 Sep 2008 11:59:56am

  Don't get me started on the validity and interpretations of 'Art' :D

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  • Neil:

    03 Sep 2008 1:27:31pm

    Dragon - maybe we should keep it to portraits, landscapes and bowls of fruit, eh? After all, we don't want art to get too difficult and (shock, horror) actually challenge us, do we mate?

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    • dragon:

      03 Sep 2008 1:36:08pm

      Neil,
      That's why you just can't beat Photorealism :)

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• Juno:

  03 Sep 2008 12:14:18pm

  Would a picture of the prize winning sculpture that is the subject of the article be too much to ask?

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  • Joel B1:

    03 Sep 2008 2:01:42pm

    Watch out juno,
    They were nudes of unspecified ages, (SHOCK) maybe the female figure was 17 years old!
    Where's Rudd when you need him?

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    • Hugh Jampton:

      03 Sep 2008 2:45:52pm

      And a naked cow as well - shock horror.
      
      I do find it disturbing that I can recognise what the figures are supposed to be - can this be art in the 21st Century

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• marion:

  03 Sep 2008 12:57:18pm

  Congratulations from Robin's aunt Marion...well done!

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• Denzo:

  03 Sep 2008 1:20:54pm

  That's whats Art's about! It's not the beholder of the Eye but the Eye of the beholder.

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• girlie:

  03 Sep 2008 1:39:51pm

  Fantastic! I saw this sculpture at its opening exhibition. Best result ever! Good on you David.

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• garibaldi's sister:

  03 Sep 2008 1:47:01pm

  I don't know what i like, but i know Art.

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• Juno:

  03 Sep 2008 1:48:48pm

  Thanks for the pic, Auntie ;)
  Looks like a fine piece of work.

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