We are thrilled to announce Nick Olsen as a Finalist in the prestigious King’s Art Prize 2025, with his new piece, ‘Modern House’ (pictured).
Olsen’s new series of paintings documents modernist Australian architecture. The artist explains, “I like to use architecture as an entry point into memory. To me, houses can evoke a certain kind of mindset and energy that characterises an era. As a child of the 1970s, I have surreal memories of visiting friends in houses like the one I’ve painted in ‘Modern House’. The western suburbs of Brisbane gave birth to dozens of modern classics like this. With huge glass windows, the outside felt as though it was inside, and the shiny new surfaces reflected the recently cleared Australian bush. I’ve always been curious about our relationship with the bush and what can happen when urban life rubs against the wild world”.
Pictured:
‘Modern House’
Oil on canvas
90 x 120cm
