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Hiding behind an easel is a means to recluse for many artists, but Amber Stokie feels most connected to her art when she involves others in its journey. <\/p>\n

Growing up a triplet, Amber has long wondered about her identity. Her uncanny resemblance to her sister has often meant that neither of them have been referred to as individual people. <\/p>\n

Since this has been the case for as long as she can remember, Amber decided to explore her relationship with her siblings through a Master of Fine Arts at RMIT University. <\/p>\n

\u201cMy sister and I look similar and have often been treated as one person. Having grown up with two close bonds like this, I\u2019ve never seen myself as a singular but part of a group,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always been a \u2018we\u2019 not an \u2018I\u2019. In my work, there is often more than one person. There is a scene or set which contains relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amber\u2019s fascination with psychology and sociology has seen her strive to create meaningful art that invites question and prompts discussion. <\/p>\n

Drawing from life experience while immersing herself in nuances about the world around her has enabled her to reach unexpected heights with her art. <\/p>\n

\u201cI believe to create good and meaningful art that connects to people and makes them think, you need to be able to put yourself in someone else\u2019s shoes and see life from multiple viewpoints.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Amber credits her supportive parents for unearthing her talent. She said art has always been part of her life, and most of her relatives have succeeded in the competitive space \u2013 from toymaking and design through to photography and craft practices.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey (Amber\u2019s parents) enrolled my sister and I into private drawing and painting classes outside of school art class throughout our primary and secondary schooling.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s (art) something that fulfils me; its meditative qualities as well as the opportunity to create something from my imagination and have other people connect with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

While paint is Amber\u2019s \u201cfirst love\u201d, she has had a wealth of experience using other mediums including performance photography, documented performance, installation and sculpture. <\/p>\n

She said although performance-based modes of expression were helpful in conveying her personal ideas surrounding identity, she\u2019s gravitated back to paint after a brief hiatus. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve come back to painting in the last 12 months because I love its tactile qualities, colour and flexibility it allows in my work.<\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoy a studio-based practice, and nothing excites me more than a blank canvas. My aim is to always maintain a level of conceptual thinking in addition to using a medium I enjoy working with.\u201d<\/p>\n

Finding inspiration is less of a challenge and instead something to look forward to, with the Geelong artist uncovering ideas from the every day. <\/p>\n

And wherever it is sourced, colour is an unrelenting feature in all of her artworks, as seen in her latest exhibition And So It Goes (named after the Billy Joel song) at Boom Gallery. <\/p>\n

\u201cI find colour uplifting which is fitting in this current exhibition because the works are about basic needs such as love, companionship and the importance of forming meaningful, positive connections.<\/p>\n

\u201cLoneliness is on the rise, so my work shows a hand being held, a look, an understanding. I wanted to depict connections between people \u2013 and sometimes plants or objects representing people \u2013 and in doing so elicit a connection between the work itself and the viewer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like to leave enough room in the work for the viewer to be able to step into it and explore and discover things on their own, which ideally relate to their own lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

And So It Goes is on display at Boom Gallery until December 23. For more information, head to boomgallery.com.au\/exhibitions<\/a> or amberstokie.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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