Luke Cornish wins the 2024 Gallipoli Art Prize with ‘The Pity of War’

Stencil artist Luke Cornish has won the 2024 Gallipoli Art Prize with his powerful work The Pity of War, depicting a woman and a hooded figure huddled together wearing gas masks. Cornish describes the work as "a contemporary reinterpretation of Michelangelo's iconic La Pieta, reimagined to convey the profound sorrow experienced by mothers who have lost their children to the ravages of war." [caption id="attachment_95904" align="aligncenter" width="453"] Luke Cornish, The Pity of War, aerosol/acrylic on canvas, 122 × 91cm[/caption] "By invoking the spirit of Michelangelo's masterpiece, I seek to pay homage to the enduring power of art to illuminate the…