Melbourne
Maria Radun is a contemporary realist artist living in Melbourne.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Monash University.
Awards:
2022 Highly Commended – VAS Spring Select Exhibition
2022 Highly Commended 2022 VAS Portrait Exhibition
2022 Finalist Swan Hill Print & Drawing Acquisitive Award
2021 Finalist Tacit Still Life Prize
2021 & 2022 Finalist Art Lovers Australia Prize
2019 Finalist Wyndham Art Prize
2019 Finalist Ravenswood Australian Womens Art Prize.
Artworks: 13
In Maria Radun’s painting practice she explores three themes that resonate with her deeply.
First, she honours the painting techniques and values of realist, tonal and impressionist painting with traditional renditions of still life, landscape and portraiture.
Second, she captures the splendour of the natural world that surrounds her. She is especially drawn to light, colour and atmosphere.
Third, Maria embraces the uncanny beauty of the surreal. She enjoys creating interesting compositions that invite the viewer into a world that is strange yet familiar. These more personal artworks are often inspired by dreams, poetry or music, ideas and images that move her.
As well as oil painting, Maria is also passionate about drawing. Always in awe of the limitless possibilities of the simple graphite or charcoal as a medium. She loves spending time carefully observing my subject to gain a deeper understanding of the world and my place in it.
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