Melinda Brodde

Melinda Brodde
1981                        
Born, South Australia
2003                       
Bachelor of Visual Arts (1st class Honours), University of South Australia

Artist Statement:

" I like to think of my works as disorderly order; where I try to bring order to chaotic imagery from the things in my life which interests me the most.  
 
I am particularly attracted to inanimate objects that are able to be reduced to line and shape then recreated as curious, evocative abstract forms giving the viewer with a starting point from which to hang associations and stimulate their imagination.  "

Statement on 2010 works:
"I n my early works I covered each canvas in imagery set to theme, using displays of obsession and excess to convey a sense of grandeur. The natural evolution of my style has led me to search for on outer structure to more effectively showcase my imagery.

I have always been attracted to work that appears intricate and labour intensive. So it makes perfect sense that I would find inspiration in the elaborate cartouches of Baroque and Rococo influence.

In the 17th Century the cartouche was essentially used as a decorative border to compliment and frame text. These ornate borders featured imagery from a wide variety of subject matters. The imagery is usually determined by the text it was designed to support; examples include animals, monsters, warriors and mythical figures. In my new work the cartouche acts as a base, providing boundaries for my collections of imagery to interact within."
Melinda Brodde May 2010

 
EXHIBITIONS
2008    
SALA, mixed exhibition, Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide (upstairs gallery)                   
work on display in ArtsSA window, Adelaide 
Director’s Choice, Hill Smith Gallery
2006                       
Sprouts Vegetarian Cusine, exhibition
2005                       
Mido Mayassi’s Adelaide outlet Millers, works on display
2004                       
Trial and Error, John Harvey Gallery 
2003                       
Fin de Siele, graduate exhibition
2002                       
Fuse, graduate exhibition

AWARDS
2004                       
Artist Feature published in January edition of Entropy Magazine
2003                       
First Class Honours in Visual Art – Painting, University of South Australia
2002                       
Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society Art Prize
JC Wright Memorial Prize
Helpmann Academy Maestros Dinner Auction
Uni of SA Dean’s Merit List, top 1.5% of undergraduate students
Chancellor’s letter of commendation
Invitation (on merit) to join the Golden Key International Honour Society Dean’s Merit List.