Michelle Giacobello

 

Above: I am the Bloody Monitor Ned Kelly/ Cerberus, oil on linen, 103 x 76 cm $1,350.00

 

 

I often put in symbolism in my paintings for my own sake. Here I have called the work 'I am the Bloody Monitor' in reference to the Ned Kelly quote ( Kelly told the police at Glenrowan 'Do your worst mates. I am the Bloody Monitor!')

Here are two slits up the top left that are part of the funnel but they look tome like Kelly's helmet. I also like the reference to the fact that the ship needs hep and its status is in need of monitoring. 

 

-Michelle Giacobello

 

Michelle's work is represented in both private and public collections in Australia and USA. She is particularly drawn to the human figure, and the human condition, seeking to draw a response from the viewer by capturing subtle gestures, private moments and evocative glances. 

In creating art, Michelle is mindful that an original work brings its own personality to the environment.  She feels that a work should breathe and occupy a space without overpowering it - revealing itself to the viewer gently but surely. Her works are often layered with unusual colours in ways that are both playful yet investigative - allowing her pieces to add a welcome and stimulating dimension to any space.

Michelle is inspired by artists Peter Doig, Arthur Boyd, Charles Blackman, Sidney Nolan, Edvard Munch, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, and by the delicious antics of children. 
 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

 

2009  Chiaroscuro, Louey & Lane Gallery August 26 - September 16

2009   Drift Would, Gallery 775

2008   Life lines, Louey and Lane gallery
2007   The future and each other, Gallery 775
2007   The Birds, Hudson 
 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009   Canterbury Art Show                                                                                                        

2009   Linden Gallery Postcard show                                                                                            

2008   Linden Gallery Postcard Show                                                                                         

2008   Canterbury Art Show                                                                                                 

2008   Brunswick Street Gallery - small works show
2008   Box Hill Art Show
2008   Brighton Art Show
2008   Caulfield Professional Artist Show
2008   McKinnon Art Show
2008   Brighton Grammar Art Show
2008   Mont Albert Art Show
2008   Contemporary Art Society Show
2007   Tusk Gallery
2007   Linden Gallery Postcard Show
2007   San Remo Art Show
2007   Love Generation - Frankston Arts Centre (2 person show)
2007   Canterbury Art Show
2007   Ripponlea Art Auction
2007   Castleman Gallery - Selected works
2007   Brighton Art Show
2007   Bayside Art Show
2007   Caulfield Professional Artists Show
2007   ArtFusion Gallery - Phillip Island
2007   Mt Eliza Art Show
2007   Momentum, Loco (2 person show)
2007   Contemporary Arts Society Show
2006   The Body Show - Brunswick St Gallery, Melbourne
2006   Bayside Art Show, Melbourne
2006   Selected works - Rocket Gallery
2006   Morphe II
2006   Mt Eliza Art Show
2006   Art Auction - Rocket Gallery
2006   Burnley Harbour - Contemporary Art Society Show
2005   Selected works - Anna Blatman Gallery
 

AWARDS

2007   San Remo Art Show - encouragement award.
2006   SELECTED as finalist for international illustration competition 'Life of Pi' run by Times newspaper and Canongate Publishers
2006   WINNER - image projecting positive mental health - work now held in Cunningham Dax (public) collection
 
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