Michael Simms

Possession
Possession, 2018
Phantom 4
Phantom 4 , 2018
Live Streaming Study
Live Streaming Study , 2018
Self Portrait Study
Self Portrait Study , 2018
Possession Study
Possession Study , 2018
IRL Study
IRL Study , 2018
Hostage
Hostage, 2018
IRL
IRL, 2018
Live Streaming
Live Streaming, 2018
SOLD
Miasma 1
Miasma 1 , 2018
Miasma 2
Miasma 2 , 2018
Phantom 1
Phantom 1, 2018
Phantom 2
Phantom 2 , 2018
Phantom 3
Phantom 3, 2018

Michael Simms: Statement

Michael Simms is fascinated by the transient nature of existence, and the role portraiture plays in creating a vestige of a life - particularly in our modern world where we are exposed to an unprecedented amount of highly manufactured images of faces.

His realistic portraits aim to capture qualities in his sitters that aren’t immediately apparent, delving into their psyche to reveal hidden truths. As well as portraiture, Michael is interested in exploring our anxieties surrounding death and how this can inform our behaviours as well as our fragile relationship with the environment.

Michael Simms: Bio

Michael Simms is an award-winning artist based in Sydney. Growing up in Adelaide, he studied psychology and film at Flinders University before moving to NSW and winning a scholarship to study at the Julian Ashton Art School. Since then, Michael has brought together his interest in human behaviour and classical fine art to reveal hidden truths in his subjects and society.

In 2016, Michael was the winner of the Cambridge Studio Gallery Portrait Prize, and has been a finalist in several major awards including the Black Swan Prize for Portraiture, the Emerging Artists Awards, the Calleen Art Awards, the Percival Tucker Portrait Prize and the Contemporary Art Awards. Notable Australians who have sat for Michael include Thomas Keneally, Liz Ellis, Genevieve Lemon and Paul Capsis.

Interfacing

Michael Simms & Tom Christopherson

September 11-October 13, 2018

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