SPOTLIGHT ON DULCIE SHARPE & SOFT SCULPTURES: Artworks from the Bungalow

SPOTLIGHT ON DULCIE SHARPE & SOFT SCULPTURES, Artworks from the Bungalow
Today's Spotlight brings you works on paper by Dulcie Sharpe and a collection of soft sculptures from the Town Camps of Alice Springs. Dulcie Sharpe's distinctive figurative animals are imbued with personality and warmth. Each piece is a unique take on the local Tjulpu (birds) with a compelling and joyful artistic expressions that draws the viewer into Dulcie's world. Her paintings are both works of art and narrative object that invite viewers into a uniquely local yet relatable world.

Dulcie creates alongside the Town Camp's soft sculptors. Whose sculptures have become an important and highly sought-after movement within contemporary Australian art. Handmade from recycled fabrics and richly embellished with embroidery, they capture the creativity and ingenuity of the artists as they transform familiar subjects into extraordinary artworks. Whether depicting camp dogs, native animals or community characters, each sculpture carries a strong sense of identity and storytelling, that are imbued with personality and warmth, celebrating the strength of family, culture and connection to place.