UNICORN Lane is currently housing young, emerging artist Maddie Hoy\u2019s collection of paintings and poems titled, Anthropomorphic Abbey.<\/p>\n
A role model for young people with disabilities, Hoy has been collaborating on her drawing and artistic techniques for years with a range of tutors including local artist Pauline O\u2019Shannessy Dowling.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaddie\u2019s been working with me for around two years and when the opportunity came up to put in an expression of interest to exhibit here so I said to Maddie why didn\u2019t she give it a try,\u201d O\u2019Shannessy Dowling said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaddie\u2019s been working on this body of work, all through 2020 and even a little bit before and has come up with all of the paintings and creative writing which is also in calligraphy as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Having previously exhibited her work in a number of group shows, Hoy said this was the first time she was displaying her personal poetry.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are all my original poems, my brother taught me how to do some of the calligraphy and my writing as well,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt took around three to four hours each time to do the calligraphy and it\u2019s taken me about four or five months during quarantine to do all of these pieces.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been doing art since I was about six or seven, I\u2019ve always drawn but when I left school I did a lot more and took it to the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n
Taking creative inspiration from Disney characters, the pre-Raphaelites and popular culture, Hoy said she really enjoyed creating the acrylic and metallic paintings throughout lockdown.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt started with greeting cards, when I got bored I would draw the head of the animals and the body of a historical figure on the cards,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was doing a Frida birthday card for my aunty in Melbourne and mum suggested that I should make it even bigger, which really took it to the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n
Unicorn Lane will be displaying Anthropomorphic Abbey until 6 May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UNICORN Lane is currently housing young, emerging artist Maddie Hoy\u2019s collection of paintings and poems titled, Anthropomorphic Abbey. A role model for young people with disabilities, Hoy has been collaborating on her drawing and artistic techniques for years with a range of tutors including local artist Pauline O\u2019Shannessy Dowling. \u201cMaddie\u2019s been working with me for […]<\/p>\n