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Sculptor and owner of Qdos Fine Arts Graeme Wilkie is one of five local artists to present to U3A SurfCoast members as part of its term one program, which begins on Monday. <\/p>\n

Awesome Artists of the Surf Coast will see Wilkie share \u201cTurning Tricks\u201d \u2013 a two-part lecture on his \u201cevolution into the art world\u201d, with part one explaining his art journey. <\/p>\n

Wilkie said breaking free from a career as a land surveyor when he was a young adult allowed him to channel his energy into art.<\/p>\n

\u201cI met a young painter when I was 18, he led my inquiry in Zen Buddhism, then I found the tea ceremony that followed onto ceramics, and that\u2019s where I began.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy 20-years-old I was working in England in a country pottery \u2013 it was my passion for those days and when I eventually exhausted that passion, which was some time another decade on, I realised it wasn\u2019t as expressive as I was hoping.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt made me money, but it didn\u2019t give me satisfaction in an artistic aspect. I then chose to look at ceramics sculpture, which has for many years challenged the intellect.\u201d <\/p>\n

But Wilkie said independence led him to build Qdos, a place where he can celebrate fine art in all its forms. <\/p>\n

He said part two of Turning Tricks delved into the \u201cguts\u201d of the presentation and challenges how people define art, particularly what the artist gains from their medium as opposed to the viewer. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe second part is the stratification of the art scene \u2013 there\u2019s a place for all but it\u2019s very stratified and political,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople use art for a lot of different reasons \u2013 as therapy, to make a living, to explore their own true self, while others use it to become a celebrity artist, a museum artist\u2026 which is another strata.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrying to define where we\u2019re at within all that is challenging. A lot of people may not understand what I\u2019m talking about, appreciate what I\u2019m talking about or agree with what I\u2019m talking about, but it\u2019s really important that people understand where they find satisfaction and contentment in the broad field of the arts.\u201d <\/p>\n

Brian Alexander, Lorraine Archibald, Lyn Piggot and Barbara Roe Hebb will also present for Awesome Artists of the Surf Coast.<\/p>\n

To become a member of U3A SurfCoast, head to the U3A office at 16 Price Street, Torquay tomorrow (Friday, February 7) between 10am-noon, or enrol online at u3asurfcoast.org.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For enquiries, phone 0435 374 139. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sculptor and owner of Qdos Fine Arts Graeme Wilkie is one of five local artists to present to U3A SurfCoast members as part of its term one program, which begins on Monday. Awesome Artists of the Surf Coast will see Wilkie share \u201cTurning Tricks\u201d \u2013 a two-part lecture on his \u201cevolution into the art world\u201d, […]<\/p>\n

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