Here and Now: Gold Coast Triennial 2024 Digital Gallery
Nina Hanley
b.1974 Albury NSW, lives Gold Coast QLD
Piss and Wind, 2022
oil on canvas
Image courtesy of the artist
Artist Statement
Every day, I appreciate living in the Gold Coast Hinterland, surrounded by mountains, trees and wildlife. I am always inspired by my surroundings (except for daily reminders of roadkill).
This painting shows the ironic side of addiction with two different personalities on a downhill trajectory. In a superhero scene, the women are botoxed to the max and in latex activewear, battling what may become, with a subtle reminder of a dead wallaby on their journey.
About the Artist
Nina Hanley uses classical painterly techniques to portray worlds where social and emotional taboos are challenged. With inspirations as diverse as Old Master landscapes, domestic animals, sexual imagery, and surrealism, Hanley draws inspiration from her own unique experiences, inventing realities where she can play out scenarios that challenge modern notion of identity and morality. Consistent throughout her work is the search for the point at which the beautiful and the satirical are held in perfect balance.
She was named a finalist in three of Australia’s most important surveys of photographic practice, Olive Cotton Award Finalist 2023, The National Photographic Portrait Prize (2022) and The Josephine Ulrick & Win Schubert Photography Award (2016 & 2017). Whether rendered in paint or digital print, Nina’s compositions are a wry commentary on the characters that populate her existence, providing an alternative view of her surroundings that are sometimes uncomfortable, yet undeniably touching.
