Clara Adolphs uses photographs randomly amassed from books, flea markets and vintage newspaper articles to create her compositions, rendered in thick impasto paint....
This year’s judges were artist Tom Carment and head curator of Australian art at the Art Gallery of NSW, Wayne Tunnicliffe. They selected this year’s winner from seven finalists, shortlisted from 91 entries....
Adolphs' work remains centered on capturing moments and ultimately the wider context of an interest in the human condition. The genesis of her latest body of work came from realising that the artists, musicians and writers (mainly from the 1950’s and 60’s) who inspire her are...