EMILY GALICEK

Biography

Emily Galicek is an artist living and working on Gadigal land/Sydney. She completed a Master of Fine Arts (Research) at the University of New South Wales in 2019. Emily’s recent work considers the role of painting in the post-digital age. She is particularly interested in the translation of digital content, imagery and methodologies to the physical painted space.

Artist Statement

These paintings are made from imagery of antique and vintage textiles and patterns, all sourced through extensive internet searching. They chart a movement from handmade object, to image on the internet, to Photoshop composition and back to physical painting. I am fascinated by what is lost and gained in this kind of movement; the imperfect act of translation from screen to painting, and the use of the labour-saving computer to create physical artistic labour.