Dobell prize 2025: Australia's leading prize for drawing
The judges wrote they were 'most impressed' by 24-1's 'visual intensity', 'vibrant colour' and 'the extraordinary detail of the composition … The artwork's exploration of the urban landscape and gentrification of the Sydney suburbs of Ashfield and Summer Hill has produced an image which combines two landscapes, a construction and a demolition site. The artwork captures a broader sense of transience, and the omnipresence of construction sites and urban renewal in our cities today … This is an artwork for our times.' Illustration: Rosemary Lee
Brian Martin, Methexical Countryscape: Gadubanud #2, 2024, charcoal on paper. Illustration: Brian Martin
Maryanne Coutts, Days (Dress Ode) (detail), 2023–25, handmade paper, collage, watercolour, gouache, ink, synthetic polymer paint, crayons, pencil, biro, antique damask silk, embroidery cotton, single-channel digital animation, 4K, colour. Illustration: Gary Warner
Michelle Molinari, Postcards of the 21st century #1 and #2 (detail), 2024, charcoal and chalk on paper. Illustration: Michelle Molinari
Imogen Eve Rowe, Céleste's Front Yard (red brick and bougainvillea), 2024, watercolour on Yupo paper. Illustration: Imogen Eve Rowe
Eamonn Jackson, Aftermath (detail), 2021–23, graphite on paper. Illustration: Eamonn Jackson
Eamonn Jackson, Aftermath (detail), 2021–23, graphite on paper. Illustration: Eamonn Jackson
J9 Stanton, Shadow of a disappearing landscape, 2024, aluminium mesh. Illustration: Michael Walters
Osvaldo Budet, Black Boy Souvenir (abbreviated title, detail), 2024, chromogenic print and handmade ink from Maitland coal on paper. Illustration: Osvaldo Budet
Cath Brophy, No Place Like Home – Dihua Street, 2024, charcoal, pastel and pencil on aquarelle paper. Illustration: Delphine Guillet
Jennifer Mills, Head in hands, 2023, watercolour and pencil on paper. Illustration: Jennifer Mills
Claire Tozer, The Wetlands, 2024, pencil on paper. Illustration: Claire Tozer
Ellen Bird, Dressing the Afternoon (detail), 2024, graphite on birch board. Illustration: Ellen Bird
Anke Klevjer, Viewing at Sunset (detail), 2023, paper clay, underglaze pencil, underglaze paint, clear glaze. Illustration: Anke Klevjer
Julie Paterson, Menindee Memorial Loop (detail), 2024, cotton, linen, thread. The Dobell prize has existed since 1993 but since it was relaunched in 2019 the prize has 'expanded' its definition of what a drawing can be – meaning this year's finalists used media ranging from coloured pencil, charcoal, chalk and watercolour to clay, human hair and video.
Illustration: Amanda Kaye
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Daily Mirror
2 hours ago
- Daily Mirror
The 1% Club viewers 'driven crazy' by baffling question that 'makes no sense'
The 1% Club has proven to be a huge hit since launching on ITV in 2022, but one question has left viewers scratching their heads, with some even admitting it's 'driving them crazy' The 1% Club, an ITV gameshow hosted by Lee Mack, has left viewers scratching their heads over a particularly challenging question. Since its debut in 2022, the show has been a massive hit, bagging two National Television Awards. The game involves 100 contestants answering questions that have already been answered by the general public, each starting with a £1,000 stake. Lee poses 15 questions of increasing difficulty, starting with one that 90% of people answered correctly and ending with one that only 1% got right. Contestants have 30 seconds to lock in their answers and can progress to the next round if they answer correctly or pass after the 50% question. Those who reach the final question could win up to £100,000 or share the prize pot, while those playing along at home can simply enjoy the challenge. However, one question has left fans stumped and has been circulating on social media. Posted on a Facebook page, the question was: What is the next letter in this sequence? SENTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT. This question, from a May 2022 episode, was the final one of the quiz show, meaning only 1% of the general population answered it correctly. While some managed to solve it, others confessed their confusion. "Wouldn't get it in 30 days never mind 30 secs," one viewer commented. "It's easy when you know but tricky otherwise," another added. One viewer joked: "How to feel dumb on a Thursday morning." A cynic chimed in, saying: "All the people answering acting like they worked it out, 100% goggled it or watched live." Others were left perplexed, with one writing: "That makes no sense," and another admitting they were "lost" and asking for explanations. "Can someone explain that this is more than just a few buzzwords? It's driving me crazy," one frustrated viewer asked. However, some people did manage to crack the code, with one explaining: "S-seventeen, E-eighteen, N-nineteen, T-twenty, Each other T represents the numbers between Twenty and Thirty Nine. Next letter is F for Forty." One impressed viewer replied: "You're overworking that brain, if I was to be given my entire life to think of that I wouldn't figure it out." A sceptic also questioned the authenticity of one of the correct answers, claiming: "They watched it on TV, maybe even Googled the answer, no one on the show got it, I was bamboozled and I have an IQ of 139."
Scottish Sun
3 hours ago
- Scottish Sun
The 1% Club's tricky alphabet question knocks out a whopping 18 players – but would you have been one of them?
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THE 1% Club's questions once again proved to be too much for most after one query wiped out almost a fifth of the studio. During one particularly savage round, 18 hopefuls were sent home when they failed to spot the correct sequences of letters. Did you manage to get it right? Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 5 Lee Mack was stunned by how many people got knocked out Credit: ITV 5 There were four options to choose from Credit: ITV 5 The question knocked out 18 people Credit: ITV 5 The tricky question was a brainteaser Credit: ITV The jaw-dropping moment unfolded in series two, episode five of the hit ITV quiz show, where host Lee Mack watched in disbelief as a simple-sounding question exposed just how tricky the game can be. Players were shown four words and asked to spot the one that does not contain three consecutive letters from the alphabet. The options were, Unopenable, Understandable, Unquestionable, and Undefineable. It might look easy on the surface, but spotting sequences like 'DEF' or 'RST' hidden in the words proved harder than expected. Players had just 30 seconds to examine the words and pick out the correct answer. The answer turned out to be C, 'Unquestionable'. ' Unopenable' contains 'NOP', 'Undefineable' includes 'DEF', and 'Understandable' also hides 'RST'. That left as the only one without a consecutive alphabetical trio, making it the right answer. Eighteen contestants failed to spot it, knocking them out of the game in one fell swoop. The shock exit had jaws dropping in the studio. Host Lee Mack kept his cool, but couldn't hide his surprise as players who had breezed through earlier rounds were taken out by the sneaky wording. The question came late in the game, reserved for the sharpest minds — but it still managed to trip up even the most confident contestants. Previously, a whopping 20 players were wiped out in a brutally challenging picture question. The result of the 30% question changed the face of the game, shedding half of the remaining current players. Lee read aloud to the group: "How many RIGHT FOOTPRINTS can you see in the sand." An image was then displayed showcasing an assortment of footprints in the sand. Players were then given 30 seconds to differentiate between the right and left feet. The image then turned the eight right feet green in order to correctly display which of the options the players should have been looking at. The 1% Club airs on ITV1 and ITVX.
Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Scottish Sun
The 1% Club player brands herself ‘thick' as she gets easy picture question wrong – but would you make the same mistake?
A CONTESTANT on The 1% Club branded herself 'thick' after getting an easy picture question wrong - would you make the same mistake? The ITV quiz show, hosted by Lee Mack, has been known to stump players on certain questions. 4 Could you answer this question on The 1% Club Credit: ITV 4 Lee Mack hosts the popular ITV quiz Credit: ITV 4 Margaret branded herself "thick" after answering incorrectly Credit: ITV Those lucky enough to reach the very end - the 1% question - have a chance to win up to £100,000. One contestant was left feeling slightly embarrassed after slipping up on a relatively straightforward picture question. It asked: "Which of these Vincent van Gogh self-portraits has been altered?" Players had just 30 seconds to examine three photos and pick out the correct answer. The answer turned out to be C - as this featured the legendary artist wearing earphones, which weren't invented in his time. After revealing four people got it wrong, Lee turned his attention to one of these players - Margaret. "Thick as two short planks", Margaret quipped after the spotlight was put on her. The contestant revealed she'd initially chosen C as her answer - only to change her mind. When asked by Lee for her reasons behind changing, Margaret replied: "God alone knows, I don't." Previously, a whopping 20 players were wiped out in a brutally challenging picture question. 20 players ELIMINATED in brutal 1% Club picture question - would you have guessed correctly? The result of the 30% question changed the face of the game, shedding half of the remaining current players. Lee read aloud to the group: "How many RIGHT FOOTPRINTS can you see in the sand." An image was then displayed showcasing an assortment of footprints in the sand. Players were then given 30 seconds to differentiate between the right and left feet. Britian's Easiest Quiz Shows Which of these gameshows, if any, do you think you'd find the easiest to win? Tipping Point - 21% The Chase - 10% Pointless - 7% Ant and Dec's Limitless Win - 7% The Weakest Link - 7% The 1% Club - 6% Mastermind - 5% Beat the Chasers - 3% Tenable - 3% Only Connect - 2% None of these - 29% However, it seemed that many of the contestants were unable to do so as they arrived at different answers. Lee then confirmed that the correct answer was in fact, eight. The image then turned the eight right feet green in order to correctly display which of the options the players should have been looking at. The 1% Club airs on ITV1 and ITVX.
