We acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the lands upon which our campus is situated, the people of the Boon Wurrung and Woi Wurrung, who have created art, made music and told their stories here for thousands of generations. We also acknowledge and extend our respect to the Traditional Owners of all lands on which our work is viewed, shared and enjoyed, and to all Elders, past, present and emerging.

VCA Art 2023

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting)

Through an amalgamation of soft fabric, clay and airbrush painting I explore attraction and repulsion, mediating the space between sickly sweet and grotesque. This dichotomy is informed by an obsession with subcultural fashion and body modification.

Amorphous, lumpy and spiky forms infect my work and allude to the body in an uncanny way, simultaneously repelling and inviting viewers to touch. Bubblegum hues plague the mutated, contorted and cartoonish forms, evoking tension, unease and transformative power. My delicate gothic graffiti questions the uncomfortable way that gendered self-expression can be beautiful and affirming while also painful and objectifying.

Isabel Trufas

 Image Courtesy: University of Melbourne.

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