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Yahoo
31-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Finger painting by artist with nerve injury wins Australian art award
Filipina-Australian artist Loribelle Spirovski has won the People's Choice Award for the Archibald Prize - Australia's most prestigious portrait art prize. Her winning work is a portrait of Aboriginal Australian musician William Barton, which she painted with her fingers as a nerve injury made painting difficult for her. Ms Spirovski, who has been an Archibald Prize finalist several times, said she was "overjoyed" that the public selected her work for the People's Choice. "It has been a difficult few years and this whole experience is the most beautiful reprieve and reward," she said, as quoted in a press release from the Art Gallery of New South Wales. "I am infinitely grateful to William for allowing me to paint him and so humbled by everyone's responses to the work." When Ms Spirovski first met Mr Barton last October, she was recovering from a nerve injury that had impaired her painting ability. She played Mr Barton's music while working on his portrait. "As the music began, my hand set the brush aside and I dipped my finger into the soft, pliant paint," she said. "Without a brush, painting was almost painless. As the portrait painted itself, I felt alive in a way I hadn't for a very long time." Born in Philippines in 1990 to a Filipino Mother and a Serbian father, Ms Spirovski resettled in Australia in 1999. She graduated from the College of Fine Arts in Sydney in 2012. On her website, she describes her work as being "influenced by the contrasting images of both countries, as well as her parent's mixed European-Asian ethnicities". The Archibald People's Choice Award is based on votes collected from members of the public who have viewed the finalists of the main Archibald Prize. The A$100,000 ($64,600; £48,700) Archibald Prize this year went to Julie Fragar, the 13th woman to win the award in its 104-year-old history. The Archibald Packing Room Prize, which is based on votes from the staff who receive the portraits and install them in the gallery, went to Abdul Abdullah for his portrait of fellow artist Jason Phu.
BBC News
31-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Australia: Finger painting by artist with nerve injury wins art award
Filipina-Australian artist Loribelle Spirovski has won the People's Choice Award for the Archibald Prize - Australia's most prestigious portrait art winning work is a portrait of Aboriginal Australian musician William Barton, which she painted with her fingers as a nerve injury made painting difficult for Spirovski, who has been an Archibald Prize finalist several times, said she was "overjoyed" that the public selected her work for the People's Choice."It has been a difficult few years and this whole experience is the most beautiful reprieve and reward," she said, as quoted in a press release from the Art Gallery of New South Wales. "I am infinitely grateful to William for allowing me to paint him and so humbled by everyone's responses to the work."When Ms Spirovski first met Mr Barton last October, she was recovering from a nerve injury that had impaired her painting played Mr Barton's music while working on his portrait. "As the music began, my hand set the brush aside and I dipped my finger into the soft, pliant paint," she said."Without a brush, painting was almost painless. As the portrait painted itself, I felt alive in a way I hadn't for a very long time."Born in Philippines in 1990 to a Filipino Mother and a Serbian father, Ms Spirovski resettled in Australia in 1999. She graduated from the College of Fine Arts in Sydney in her website, she describes her work as being "influenced by the contrasting images of both countries, as well as her parent's mixed European-Asian ethnicities".The Archibald People's Choice Award is based on votes collected from members of the public who have viewed the finalists of the main Archibald A$100,000 ($64,600; £48,700) Archibald Prize this year went to Julie Fragar, the 13th woman to win the award in its 104-year-old history. The Archibald Packing Room Prize, which is based on votes from the staff who receive the portraits and install them in the gallery, went to Abdul Abdullah for his portrait of fellow artist Jason Phu.
Daily Mail
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Nicole Kidman is slammed for being 'out of touch' as she reveals her top five places to go in Sydney and recommends outrageously overpriced treatment
has been slammed for 'being out of touch' after revealing her top five places to visit in Australia. The Aussie actress, 57, revealed the places she finds 'comfort and ease' when she visits Sydney during an interview with The New York Times. Her favourite places to visit include the Royal Botanic Garden, The Art Gallery of NSW, day spa Venustus, Harry's Café de Wheels and The Harbor Pools. However, many have criticised Nicole for suggesting a Six Hand Body Massage at luxurious day spa Venustus, which starts from $1059. 'Thanks Nicole for recommending a spa where, for a mere [starting at] $687.00 [USD], I can get a massage,' one person joked. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'Nicole, I never knew we were so similar. Maybe we can hang out sometime!' another sarcastically wrote. The Six Hand Body Massage involves three specialised therapists massaging together in sync. During the interview, Nicole explained: 'They just know how to take care of people, and their treatments are amazing, especially after a long flight.' 'A massage at Venustus will have you ready to go to take on the city.' Nicole and her husband Keith Urban regularly travel to Sydney, where they own a penthouse in the luxurious Latitude Building in Sydney's Milsons Point. They purchased two penthouses in the building and then combined them to make a mega-apartment. They went on to buy four more apartments in the same building. The celeb couple first bought a 420sqm pad on the 21st floor in 2009 for close to $6 million according to newspaper reports. Three years later, they bought the slightly smaller 380sqm apartment next door with better views of the harbour for a reported $7 million. In 2011, they also splashed out $2.68 million on a 19th floor apartment, which the Oscar-winner initially used as her home office. The Hollywood stars also own an idyllic farmhouse called Bunya Hill in the Southern Highlands village of Sutton Forrest which they bought in 2008 for $6.5million. Set on a sprawling 45-hectares featuring herds of cattle and alpaca, the Georgian mansion boasts a traditional wide sandstone verandah. Since buying the property, Keith and Nicole installed an 18m swimming pool, new gym, full-sized tennis court and 250m grass mounds around the perimeter to block out prying eyes.
