A Tribute to a Holy Man
EV2 Sportswear Award – $2,000 Acquisitive
Pru Morrison
A Tribute to a Holy Man 2023
Earthenware and terrasigillata
Terrasigillata
50 x 21 cm
About the Artwork
Here is a portrait of a holy man. He was a chain smoker with a big nose and dark eyes. He was gentle and private and wore long white socks held up with elastic garters. They were always paired with bone shorts densely sprinkled with ash burns. He liked people, so he made clumsily made cheese sandwiches on thick white bread for anyone who was hungry. His best friend was Billy Green who unexpectedly choked on a chop in 2001. RIP Billy Green.
This holy man with cartoonish features flashed and blazed in my life as my father.
About the Artist
Pru Morrison has a bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts from the City Art Institute, NSW University (1985), a Certificate in Art from Newcastle TAFE (1982), and an Advanced Diploma of Arts (Ceramics) from Southbank TAFE (2000). Since then, she has been a practising artist, interpreting thoughts and conversations that manifest as an intimate and personal language of art through clay.
Pru has exhibited in many galleries nationally, the most notable being Ray Hughes Gallery in the mid-2000s. According to the artist, “The most enjoyable part of my practice is collecting, recording and finally fashioning ideas and data into a considered work of ceramic art.”