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Daglish artist Hiroshi Kobayashi takes home $20k art prize for landscape, beating 56 of WA’s top artists
Harriet Flinn
PerthNow – Western Suburbs July 18, 2024 2:00AM
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It looks all bright and sunny on the horizon for Hiroshi Kobayashi after his artwork inspired by the movement of the sun took out a major WA art award. The western suburbs artist was crowned winner of the prestigious Perth Royal Art Prize on Friday for his landscape titled “The night above, the sun below”.
Kobayashi’s work caught the eyes of judges for his diverse and dynamic perspective of the sun’s movement in the southern hemisphere, earning him the $20,000 first prize. PerthNow Digital Edition.
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The Daglish resident said his piece was inspired by his fascination with the sun’s trajectory in WA after he emigrated to Australia. “When I first came to Australia, I was strangely confused by the sun’s trajectory, which moves through the north, unlike in the northern hemisphere where it moves through the south,” he said.
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“Flying over the equator highlighted these natural differences, making me contemplate Earth’s scale.” The piece, which portrays two elegant spheres separated by a single line, was created to reflect the Earth’s expansion back-dropped by Australia’s unique landscape.
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