Hey,
I’m Angela (Ang) Kernick a Ballarat based Artist & Surface Designer who wants to be seen but also hide away which is evident in the reoccurring themes in my artwork (Masking: fans & other objects obscuring faces, eyes for perception…) and just one of the reasons I have always referred to myself as “…basically a paradox.” even prior to being late diagnosed AuDHD.
I am obsessed with details in life and in my art with them being central to everything and anything creative that I explore, which is why my multidisciplinary approach has become more about mixed media. Adding more & more details is therapeutic and a way to regulate as well as representative of me in that you can hide your perceived flaws when there is a lot going on to distract the eye as well as being symbolic of being a multifaceted individual.
I work across- drawing, painting, collage, embroidery, appliqué & digital design often linking my surface design back to my artworks in the form of fabric embellishments.
I am also a lover of fashion and share this part of me through my work in various ways (literally creating artwork that is fashion themed and often the me I would like to present as more of the time than I do, designing patterns that can be used on fashion and more avenues and my own OOAK DIY) as well as the deeper feelings linked to the themes self expression, authenticity, Identity & admiration.
From the moment I returned to art,later in life after having my own children and seeing their love for art grow (and telling them that they could be artists when they grew up) I realised I could have been an artist too and that I didn’t have to leave it behind.
I then created a descriptor for my work-
“Uniquely detailed art to quirk up your life”
and this was me giving myself permission to embrace my true self before I ever felt like I could. I hope my art awakens that in you too!
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