Latest news with #WestAustralianPulse
Perth Now
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Art Gallery of WA celebrates next generation of fashion designers in The West Australian Pulse
The next generation of WA fashion designers were greeted by a sellout crowd as they showed their creations in a high-energy runway show on Saturday night. The West Australian Pulse, the Art Gallery of WA's annual celebration of talent, passion and creativity, showcased the work of fashion and design students from North Metro TAFE, South Metro TAFE, Curtin and Edith Cowan universities. This year's catwalk parade was dedicated to the memory of fashion designer and AGWA collaborator Aurelio Costarella, who died in April. The fashion show, which featured WA's top fashion graduates and emerging names, is part of AGWA's annual celebration of art created by young people. It coincides with The West Australian Pulse visual arts exhibition, chosen from the best works submitted by Year 12 graduates. With the demise of Perth Fashion Festival in 2018, Pulse has become an essential annual runway experience for student designers. Around 115 student volunteers — including designers, dressers, apprentice hairdressers, makeup artists and ushers — rolled up their sleeves and donated their time backstage to help the show run smoothly.
West Australian
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- West Australian
The West Australian Pulse: Jodie Rankin expresses her journey of anxiety through artwork
Edvard Munch's work has inspired many artists, but it was some words from the master painter that really spoke to Jodie Rankin. The teenager interpreted the revered Munch's quote, 'From my rotting body, flowers shall grow, and I am in them, and that is eternity', through the lens of her anxiety disorder to create her intricately embroidered piece, Eternity, which is on show at The West Australian Pulse exhibit. 'It is my interpretation, not only of Munch's quote, but my portrayal of how my anxiety manifests and feels,' the 18-year-old said. 'In creating the piece, it was very soothing for my anxieties, and the chaoticness of it and all the different aspects of it reflect how anxiety has so many different aspects but there's good and bad parts of it, positives and negatives.' The free West Australian Pulse exhibit is at the Art Gallery of Western Australia.
Perth Now
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Story behind young Perth artist's powerful piece
Edvard Munch's work has inspired many artists, but it was some words from the master painter that really spoke to Jodie Rankin. The teenager interpreted the revered Munch's quote, 'From my rotting body, flowers shall grow, and I am in them, and that is eternity', through the lens of her anxiety disorder to create her intricately embroidered piece, Eternity, which is on show at The West Australian Pulse exhibit. 'It is my interpretation, not only of Munch's quote, but my portrayal of how my anxiety manifests and feels,' the 18-year-old said. 'In creating the piece, it was very soothing for my anxieties, and the chaoticness of it and all the different aspects of it reflect how anxiety has so many different aspects but there's good and bad parts of it, positives and negatives.' The free West Australian Pulse exhibit is at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. Artist Jodie Rankin's work is featured in the West Australian Pulse Exhibition. Credit: Michael Wilson / The West Australian
Perth Now
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Great-grandfather immortalised at AGWA Pulse exhibition
'Are you famous?' A student from Blue Gum Montessori School in Bibra Lake asked Lola Beagley during a tour of The West Australian Pulse exhibition this week. Ms Beagley is 'Pulse-famous', as one of 61 talented youngsters featured in this year's showcase of Year 12 visual arts graduates, which opened on May 3 at the Art Gallery of WA. The 18-year-old from Gidgegannup immortalised her beloved great-grandfather, Melvin Bristow, in a painting and projection work titled Reflections of Light, Life and Love. The Narembeen wheat farmer died in 2023 at age 98, while Ms Beagley was in her final year at Swan Christian College in Middle Swan. Encouraged by visual arts teacher Cherie Mongony, Ms Beagley spent around 15 weeks painting a poignant portrait of her 'Pa.' Lola Beagley (Swan Christian College): Reflections of Light, Life and Love. Credit: Photo: Christophe Canato / TheWest 'Our theme was perspectives and personal identity, so I wanted to portray my value of family,' she said. She used a favourite photograph to paint Mr Bristow fondly looking at a slideshow of images from his life in the Wheatbelt, some of which appear on the painting via an acetone tissue transfer. Mr Bristow grew up on the family farm in Narembeen before taking over from his father. 'He was a farmer through and through,' Ms Beagley said. The painting faces a wall onto which photos from Mr Bristow's life are projected. 'He has a glint in his eye,' Ms Beagley said. 'He was good at athletics as a kid, and my siblings and I are pretty active and like sports, so he used to talk about his running.' Mr Bristow was also a fan of Jack Russell terriers, which feature in the slideshow alongside horses, old farm equipment and plenty of family snapshots. 'I was really lucky to have a good relationship with my great-grandparents,' she said. 'Whenever we could, we would see them.' Ms Beagley's great-grandmother Iris Bristow turns 100 in June. Lola Beagley is among the talented Year 12 graduates in this year's The West Australian Pulse exhibition thanks to her lovely portrait of her late great-grandfather. Credit: Michael Wilson / The West Australian Ms Beagley is studying nursing at Edith Cowan University in Joondalup but plans to continue painting as a hobby. 'It's a good creative outlet and good for mental health,' she said. She said she feels 'super privileged and proud' to have her painting, which is 'definitely staying in the family,' in this year's Pulse exhibition. 'It's an honour to have my work part of this.' Or as one of the Blue Gum students put it: 'That's so cool.' The West Australian Pulse exhibition is free and runs to August 31.
