https://www.oliviasamec.com/fire daily 0.75 2014-12-26 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/53804cb1e4b08193c9490a49/544de533e4b0eb63aab01c90/1419577655036/Wall+of+Fire+-++2.9+x+1.45+metres++artist+Olivia+Samec+2014.jpg fire - Wall of Fire, 2014 3m x 1.35m. mixed media on canvas Australia's landscape and culture has been shaped by fire since the beginning of time. Fire has played a large roll in the shaping and management of the lanscap. Fire has raged across the continent as a controlled land management tool by the original inhabitants. Bush fires have also burned out of control with seering summer heat and changed topographies. Fire is at the heart of the Australian outback experience. Mesmerising, fire strikes a deep chord within. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/t/549d0937e4b00eab7b2a4ced/1419577655036/Wall+of+Fire+-++2.9+x+1.45+metres++artist+Olivia+Samec+2014.jpg fire - Wall of Fire, 2014 3m x 1.35m. mixed media on canvas Australia's landscape and culture has been shaped by fire since the beginning of time. Fire has played a large roll in the shaping and management of the lanscap. Fire has raged across the continent as a controlled land management tool by the original inhabitants. Bush fires have also burned out of control with seering summer heat and changed topographies. Fire is at the heart of the Australian outback experience. Mesmerising, fire strikes a deep chord within. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/53804cb1e4b08193c9490a49/544e2938e4b007f430858a39/1414412091103/Olivia+Samec+Fires+composite+s.jpg fire - Wall of Fire 2014 giclee print on hahnmuller archival rag paper available in various sizes to order https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/53804cb1e4b08193c9490a49/544e361de4b07393756c7697/1414412209303/fire+large+olivia+samec+s.jpg fire - Fire 2014 120 x 100 cm mixed media on canvas https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/53804cb1e4b08193c9490a49/544e29c1e4b0d4afb0286ee0/1603335436905/large+fire+2+s.jpg fire - Fire 2014 120 x 100 cm , mixed media on canvas https://www.oliviasamec.com/home daily 1.0 2020-11-07 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/t/56dbe8e28a65e2210b5dbbe7/1457251154457/ Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/t/56ef6ca9c2ea51327c82a0a2/1458531497835/ Work - Infinity https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/t/56ef6dc122482e26f27ce3d6/1458531626434/ Work - Tree of Life Inspired by Gustav Klimt and a homage to my Austrian heritage. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/t/5a59a3fc24a6949edb781fd0/1446042077378/ Work - Remembering Tjirkarli oil on canvas- 138 x119 cm -jarrah frame https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/t/5fa403cf6697f442c1b96d16/1604584399425/ Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/t/5fa4051b8ef5364fcdf5b5a0/1604584722849/ Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/t/5fa610293c84443d2d1df560/1604718633247/ Work - Fire Fire has played a central role in my life and is a theme I continue to gravitate towards. On a personal level I find fire grounding and deeply comforting. Paradoxically fire has wrought such terror and destruction in recent years around the with global warming. Australia’s continent and culture have been shaped by fire for tens of thousands of years. as a nation we need to learn from our First Nation Aboriginal people and their land management practices which were practiced for tens of thousands of years pre colonisation. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/t/5fa6396d2057b138b42d5614/1603333534643/ Work - Whale Shark A-001 Stumpy, 10 x 6 x .15 metres, plastic, coloured water, solar power,Sculptures by the Sea 2014, Olivia Samec and James Moe There is a direct correlations between my paintings and the three D installation. At dusk the solar powered light begin to glow, Cottesloe Beach. In earlier paintings of whale sharks I incorporated phosphorscent paint so that the paintings spots are luminous in the dark. My installation was around the same 10metre length as Stumpy the whale shark. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/t/5fa6636009511e6a4ef73116/1603165451289/ Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/t/5fa663e4fa0fbb2386e5a10a/1604740068476/ Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/t/55b59519e4b02c87e8521fed/1437963545973/ Work A large scale corporate gift specially commissioned for Chevron 2015 . Slumped Glass 3 metres by 2 metres. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/t/544e6503e4b0b3ec31ad4934/1400732423466/DSCN1531.JPG Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/t/537d7baee4b06d0c49741a12/1400729665820/IMG_5214.JPG Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/t/54ff0279e4b0961e4d176423/1425996634274/the+ocean+in+your+hand%2C+by+Bridget+Norton+and+Olivia+Samec+2015.jpg Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/t/55ff9f49e4b08aa6c7f8f77f/1442815817264/Olivia+SAMEC-Australian+Land+and+Sea+%282%29+Exhibition+-+Fire+Series.jpg Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/t/55ffa173e4b07f44d4c81d1a/1425736757778/SXS+catalogue+pic+Sanctary+by+Olivia+SAMEC+and+James+MOE.JPG Work - SANCTUARY https://www.oliviasamec.com/new-gallery daily 0.75 2014-11-27 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/t/5476cdb3e4b07fe7922e92d7/1417072051966/IMG_8269.JPG Australian Land and Sea Exhibition opened by Ben Elton https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5476cb68e4b0d4672c418cb2/5476cdaee4b0892981f61b14/1417072051966/IMG_8269.JPG Australian Land and Sea Exhibition opened by Ben Elton https://www.oliviasamec.com/new-work-for-sale daily 0.75 2015-09-21 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/55ffa1f6e4b0899b9137223b/55ffa33ee4b031e03bb75563/1442816835405/IMG_7453.JPG New Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/55ffa1f6e4b0899b9137223b/55ffa4b7e4b0907cf92ac5cc/1442817339587/ningaloo+s.jpg New Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/55ffa1f6e4b0899b9137223b/55ffa4eae4b0907cf92ac652/1603334921431/murchison+station.jpg New Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/55ffa1f6e4b0899b9137223b/55ffa4f4e4b0d75480201099/1603334855982/Samec+jacarandah+dream+1-+91+x+91+cm+small.jpg New Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/55ffa1f6e4b0899b9137223b/55ffa50ae4b016bd354577a3/1603334892434/Samec-jacaranda+dream+2+-+76+x+101+cm.jpg New Work https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/55ffa1f6e4b0899b9137223b/55ffa50fe4b016bd354577b3/1603334801802/Samec-%2C+garden+of+eden+91+x+91+cm+%28s%29.jpg New Work https://www.oliviasamec.com/sculptureinstallation daily 0.75 2020-10-20 https://www.oliviasamec.com/portfolio daily 0.75 2020-11-18 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/t/5fb4bc24074ec95444bb0aca/1603437186476/ Portfolio - Six Seasons I had the privilege of assisting Kerry Stack, Noongar artist, to install her design for the massive sand mandala in preparation for traditional dancers. Wardarnji is an Aboriginal festival of dance in November that transfixes its audience with its celebration of Australian indigenous culture . Kerry is a Noongar Artist with family, country and cultural connections in the Wadjuk, Bindjareb, Yued, Wilman, Wardandi and Ballardong areas. Olivia is an Australian Artist with European heritage- Kerry and Olivia have successfully collaborated on several two way cultural learning projects. We are reconciliation in action as we learn from each other and then translate this into artworks. Both explore our Western Australian nature & our relationship with it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f8e4e93d9a86a5bd6b2294c/1603437186476/7%2Bolivia%2Bsamec%2Band%2Bkerry%2Bstack%2B6%2Bseasons.jpg Portfolio - Six Seasons I had the privilege of assisting Kerry Stack, Noongar artist, to install her design for the massive sand mandala in preparation for traditional dancers. Wardarnji is an Aboriginal festival of dance in November that transfixes its audience with its celebration of Australian indigenous culture . Kerry is a Noongar Artist with family, country and cultural connections in the Wadjuk, Bindjareb, Yued, Wilman, Wardandi and Ballardong areas. Olivia is an Australian Artist with European heritage- Kerry and Olivia have successfully collaborated on several two way cultural learning projects. We are reconciliation in action as we learn from each other and then translate this into artworks. Both explore our Western Australian nature & our relationship with it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f8e5d2e28b161254b3457c9/1605674511077/Olivia+Samec+and+Kerry+Stack-Noongar+Boodjar+Waakiny-+Noongar+6+Seasons++9+4mx4mx0.2m-+at+Castaways+Sculpture+Award++Reconcilliation.JPG Portfolio - Birak- part of the Noongar 6 Seasons installation Kerry is a Noongar Artist with family, country and cultural connections in the Wadjuk, Bindjareb, Yued, Wilman, Wardandi and Ballardong areas. Olivia is an Australian Artist with European heritage: Kerry and Olivia have successfully collaborated on several two way cultural learning projects. We see ourselves as ‘reconciliation in action’ as we learn from each other and then translate this into artworks. We both explore Western Australian nature & our relationship with it. We are both multidisciplinary artists , not limited to a specif material whether painting, sculpture, installation, murals, site specific, environmental for private or public art. This six season calendar is extremely important to Nyoongar people, as it is a guide to what nature is doing at every stage of the year, as well as understanding respect for the land in relation to plant and animal fertility cycles and land and animal preservation. We use elements of natural Australian bush plants, animals and sand to represent the 6 seasons which were recognised. Its about recgeneration of cultural knowledge for future generations, but also with the overlap of western ways and knowledge-empirical mathematics. This installation highlights the endurance of language and culture that underlies our colonised country. It references Aboriginal cultural practices and the interconnectedness with nature that have been carried out for tens of thousands of years on Australian soil by Australia’s first nations people, thet oldest continuous culture on earth. Despite a difficult and brutal clash of cultures and a history of government policies of denial, extermination and destruction, leaving us with a legacy of trauma and displaced people and culture, Kerry and Olivia look towards hope. We try to find peace and meaning , trusth and beauty, and respect in each other’s culture. • Birak (December - January) • Bunuru (February - March) • Djeran (April - May) • Makuru (June - July) • Djilba (August - September) • Kambarang (October - November) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f8e5d8042ce784d0cffedfd/1605674511438/Olivia+Samec+and+Kerry+Stack-Noongar+Boodjar+Waakiny-+Noongar+6+Seasons++9+4mx4mx0.2m-+at+Castaways+Sculpture+Award+Reconcilliation.JPG Portfolio - MAKURU- part of the 6 Season Installation by Kerry Stack and Olivia Samec Kerry is a Noongar Artist with family, country and cultural connections in the Wadjuk, Bindjareb, Yued, Wilman, Wardandi and Ballardong areas. Olivia is an Australian Artist with European heritage: Kerry and Olivia have successfully collaborated on several two way cultural learning projects. We see ourselves as ‘reconciliation in action’ as we learn from each other and then translate this into artworks. We both explore Western Australian nature & our relationship with it. We are both multidisciplinary artists , not limited to a specif material whether painting, sculpture, installation, murals, site specific, environmental for private or public art. This six season calendar is extremely important to Nyoongar people, as it is a guide to what nature is doing at every stage of the year, as well as understanding respect for the land in relation to plant and animal fertility cycles and land and animal preservation. We use elements of natural Australian bush plants, animals and sand to represent the 6 seasons which were recognised. Its about recgeneration of cultural knowledge for future generations, but also with the overlap of western ways and knowledge-empirical mathematics. This installation highlights the endurance of language and culture that underlies our colonised country. It references Aboriginal cultural practices and the interconnectedness with nature that have been carried out for tens of thousands of years on Australian soil by Australia’s first nations people, thet oldest continuous culture on earth. Despite a difficult and brutal clash of cultures and a history of government policies of denial, extermination and destruction, leaving us with a legacy of trauma and displaced people and interrupted culture, Kerry and Olivia’s works look towards hope. We try to find peace and meaning , truth, beauty, and respect in each other’s culture. • Birak (December - January) • Bunuru (February - March) • Djeran (April - May) • Makuru (June - July) • Djilba (August - September) • Kambarang (October - November) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f8e5d0b5818874f718b9d25/1605674511423/Olivia%25252BSamec%25252Band%25252BKerry%25252BStack-Noongar%25252BBoodjar%25252BWaakiny-%25252BNoongar%25252B6%25252BSeasons%25252B%25252B9%25252B4mx4mx0.2m-%25252Bat%25252BCastaways%25252BSculpture%25252BAward%25252B%25252BReconcilliation%25252B%252525282%25252529.jpg Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f8e5db6a72f256e0c912c09/1605674511978/cid_839.jpeg Portfolio - Kerry Stack and Olivia Samec's "land art" ephemeral installation at Castaways Sculpture Awards Kerry is a Noongar Artist with family, country and cultural connections in the Wadjuk, Bindjareb, Yued, Wilman, Wardandi and Ballardong areas. Olivia is an Australian Artist with European heritage: Kerry and Olivia have successfully collaborated on several two way cultural learning projects. We see ourselves as ‘reconciliation in action’ as we learn from each other and then translate this into artworks. We both explore Western Australian nature & our relationship with it. We are both multidisciplinary artists , not limited to a specif material whether painting, sculpture, installation, murals, site specific, environmental for private or public art. This six season calendar is extremely important to Nyoongar people, as it is a guide to what nature is doing at every stage of the year, as well as understanding respect for the land in relation to plant and animal fertility cycles and land and animal preservation. We use elements of natural Australian bush plants, animals and sand to represent the 6 seasons which were recognised. Its about recgeneration of cultural knowledge for future generations, but also with the overlap of western ways and knowledge-empirical mathematics. This installation highlights the endurance of language and culture that underlies our colonised country. It references Aboriginal cultural practices and the interconnectedness with nature that have been carried out for tens of thousands of years on Australian soil by Australia’s first nations people, thet oldest continuous culture on earth. Despite a difficult and brutal clash of cultures and a history of government policies of denial, extermination and destruction, leaving us with a legacy of trauma and displaced people and culture, Kerry and Olivia look towards hope. We try to find peace and meaning , trusth and beauty, and respect in each other’s culture. • Birak (December - January) • Bunuru (February - March) • Djeran (April - May) • Makuru (June - July) • Djilba (August - September) • Kambarang (October - November) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f8e5e4ad788cc7fb9caecd2/1605674512183/castaways+sculpture+award+-+Noongar+6+seasons+Kerry+Stack+and+Olivia+Samec.JPG Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f8e5ec1e1de6b0670554cd9/1605674511973/Untitled+4s.png Portfolio - Bunuru season- 1 of thet 6 Noongar seasons from the installation by Kerry Stack and Olivia Samec Kerry is a Noongar Artist with family, country and cultural connections in the Wadjuk, Bindjareb, Yued, Wilman, Wardandi and Ballardong areas. Olivia is an Australian Artist with European heritage: Kerry and Olivia have successfully collaborated on several two way cultural learning projects. We see ourselves as ‘reconciliation in action’ as we learn from each other and then translate this into artworks. We both explore Western Australian nature & our relationship with it. We are both multidisciplinary artists , not limited to a specif material whether painting, sculpture, installation, murals, site specific, environmental for private or public art. This six season calendar is extremely important to Nyoongar people, as it is a guide to what nature is doing at every stage of the year, as well as understanding respect for the land in relation to plant and animal fertility cycles and land and animal preservation. We use elements of natural Australian bush plants, animals and sand to represent the 6 seasons which were recognised. Its about recgeneration of cultural knowledge for future generations, but also with the overlap of western ways and knowledge-empirical mathematics. This installation highlights the endurance of language and culture that underlies our colonised country. It references Aboriginal cultural practices and the interconnectedness with nature that have been carried out for tens of thousands of years on Australian soil by Australia’s first nations people, thet oldest continuous culture on earth. Despite a difficult and brutal clash of cultures and a history of government policies of denial, extermination and destruction, leaving us with a legacy of trauma and displaced people and culture, Kerry and Olivia look towards hope. We try to find peace and meaning , trusth and beauty, and respect in each other’s culture. • Birak (December - January) • Bunuru (February - March) • Djeran (April - May) • Makuru (June - July) • Djilba (August - September) • Kambarang (October - November) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f8e5e085ae5f375b1541bc9/1605674512238/Parmelia%2BPark%2B-%2Bsection%2Bof%2B30m%2Blong%2Bmural%2Bby%2BKerry%2BStack%2Band%2BOlivia%2BSamec%2B2018.jpg Portfolio - Kaya Wanja Noongar Boodjar- Kerry Stack and Olivia Samec Kerry Stack and Olivia Samec - small section of a 30 metre long mural using Balga resin and ochre - Fremantle Western Australia. This mural recognises and pays respect to the thousands of generations of Noongar people who inhabited South Fremantle, making their way to the beach from inland and vice versa, until recent times and colonisation. Kerry is a Noongar Artist with family, country and cultural connections in the Wadjuk, Bindjareb, Yued, Wilman, Wardandi and Ballardong areas. Olivia is an Australian Artist with European heritage- Kerry and Olivia have successfully collaborated on several two way cultural learning projects. We are reconciliation in action as we learn from each other and then translate this into artworks. Both explore our Western Australian nature & our relationship with it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f8e5ed6c9e1691d59d92156/1605674512237/horses.jpg Portfolio - Kaya Wanjoo Noongar Boodjar by Kerry Stack and Olivia Samec Kerry Stack and Olivia Samec - small section of a 30 metre long mural using Balga resin and ochre - Fremantle Western Australia. This mural recognises and pays respect to the thousands of generations of Noongar people who inhabited South Fremantle, making their way to the beach from inland and vice versa, until recent times and colonisation. Kerry is a Noongar Artist with family, country and cultural connections in the Wadjuk, Bindjareb, Yued, Wilman, Wardandi and Ballardong areas. Olivia is an Australian Artist with European heritage- Kerry and Olivia have successfully collaborated on several two way cultural learning projects. We are reconciliation in action as we learn from each other and then translate this into artworks. Both explore our Western Australian nature & our relationship with it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f8e5f785818874f718bdb7c/1605674512271/IMG20180409080322.jpg Portfolio - Kaya Wanjoo Noongar Boodjar- by Kerry Stack and Olivia Samec Kerry Stack and Olivia Samec - small section of a 30 metre long mural using Balga resin and ochre - Fremantle Western Australia. This mural recognises and pays respect to the thousands of generations of Noongar people who inhabited South Fremantle, making their way to the beach from inland and vice versa, until recent times and colonisation. Kerry is a Noongar Artist with family, country and cultural connections in the Wadjuk, Bindjareb, Yued, Wilman, Wardandi and Ballardong areas. Olivia is an Australian Artist with European heritage- Kerry and Olivia have successfully collaborated on several two way cultural learning projects. We are reconciliation in action as we learn from each other and then translate this into artworks. Both explore our Western Australian nature & our relationship with it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f9cfff7c73af0034b6fca15/1605674558369/ Portfolio - Wardarnji Festival Kerry Stack with assistance from Olivia Samec - Kerry is a Noongar Artist with family, country and cultural connections in the Wadjuk, Bindjareb, Yued, Wilman, Wardandi and Ballardong areas. Olivia is an Australian Artist with European heritage- Kerry and Olivia have successfully collaborated on several two way cultural learning projects. We are reconciliation in action as we learn from each other and then translate this into artworks. Both explore our Western Australian nature & our relationship with it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f8e5f56dc353a0176ef2326/1605674512239/Screenshot_2018-10-27-07-02-56-37.png Portfolio - Wardarnji Festival sand art by Kerry Stack with assistance from Olivia Samec I had the privilege of assisting Kerry Stack, Noongar artist, to install her design for the massive sand mandala in preparation for traditional dancers. Wardarnji is an Aboriginal festival of dance in November that transfixes its audience with its celebration of Australian indigenous culture . Kerry is a Noongar Artist with family, country and cultural connections in the Wadjuk, Bindjareb, Yued, Wilman, Wardandi and Ballardong areas. Olivia is an Australian Artist with European heritage- Kerry and Olivia have successfully collaborated on several two way cultural learning projects. We are reconciliation in action as we learn from each other and then translate this into artworks. Both explore our Western Australian nature & our relationship with it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f8e5e717002bd76095d637e/1605674512500/collaboration-Wardarnji+Festival+2018+-+designed+by+Kerry+Stack-+ephemeral+sand+art+installation++with+Olivia+Samec.JPG Portfolio - Wardarnji Festival sand art by Kerry Stack with assistance from Olivia Samec I had the privilege of assisting Kerry Stack, Noongar artist, to install her design for the massive sand mandala in preparation for traditional dancers. Wardarnji is an Aboriginal festival of dance in November that transfixes its audience with its celebration of Australian indigenous culture . Kerry is a Noongar Artist with family, country and cultural connections in the Wadjuk, Bindjareb, Yued, Wilman, Wardandi and Ballardong areas. Olivia is an Australian Artist with European heritage- Kerry and Olivia have successfully collaborated on several two way cultural learning projects. We are reconciliation in action as we learn from each other and then translate this into artworks. Both explore our Western Australian nature & our relationship with it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90ed15cfa9022bd193f456/1605674512500/Infinity+1++s.jpg Portfolio - Infinity by Olivia Samec and Frontier 3D ( by night) “Maths is a basis for truth and beauty”- James Moe In an age when we live as if there is no tomorrow this ancient symbol is presented to initiate conversations and spark debate- what does it stand for what does it represent? What is infinite? Love? money? water? Resources?-Beginnings and ends….A collaboration between artist, mathematician and 3 D printing technology. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90ed4a585dd565cc32a3f4/1605674512575/infinity+1+Melville++s.jpg Portfolio - Infinity by Olivia Samec and Frontier 3D Melville Sculpture Award Maths is a basis for truth and beauty In an age when we live as if there is no tomorrow this ancient symbol is presented to initiate conversations and spark debate- what does it stand for what does it represent? What is infinite? Love? money? ,water? Resources?-Beginnings and ends….A collaboration between artist, mathematician and 3 D printing technology. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90ed5f44e4ce15a6807a68/1605674512895/infinity+1+s.jpg Portfolio - Infinity by Olivia Samec and James Moe “Maths is a basis for truth and beauty” James Moe In an age when we live as if there is no tomorrow this ancient symbol is presented to initiate conversations and spark debate- what does it stand for what does it represent? What is infinite? Love? money? ,water? Resources?-Beginnings and ends….A collaboration between artist, mathematician and 3 D printing technology. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90ed6bc6f7d869ef81dd9f/1605674512895/infinity1+s.jpg Portfolio - Infinity by Olivia Samec and Frontier3D “Maths is a basis for truth and beauty” James Moe In an age when we live as if there is no tomorrow this ancient symbol is presented to initiate conversations and spark debate- what does it stand for what does it represent? What is infinite? Love? money? water? Resources?-Beginnings and ends….A collaboration between artist, mathematician and 3 D printing technology. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90edf5f80c42156bd1ccd0/1605674512900/IMG_6573.JPG Portfolio - Whale Shark A-001 Stumpy, 10 x 6 x .15 metres, plastic, coloured water, solar power,Sculptures by the Sea 2014, Olivia Samec and James Moe The installation reacts with the changing environment, in a constant state of flux it also maps the movement and intensity of the sun. The environment is an integral part of the piece. Whale sharks are known as "stars of the sea" and this installation glows at night from thousands of solar powered lights buried beneath. This 3 D work was preceded by two years painting and studying whale sharks after several field trips to Ningaloo Exmouth Western Australia where was inspired after swimming with the whale sharks . This ephemeral installation developed further in scale and complexity from the first Whale Shark A-001 Stumpy, based on the specific and unique "fingerprint " of a real whale shark. Developed in consultation with marine biologist Brad Norman, with a QR link to the Ecocean photo identification library, this piece is a celebration of the creative science that is working to conserve whale sharks.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90ed9ebc1e52648ff71dcd/1605674512910/IMG_6500.JPG Portfolio - Whale Shark A-001 Stumpy, 10 x 6 x .15 metres, plastic, coloured water, solar power,Sculptures by the Sea 2014, Olivia Samec and James Moe (Copy) There is a direct correlations between my paintings and the three D installation. At dusk the solar powered light begin to glow, Cottesloe Beach. In earlier paintings of whale sharks I incorporated phosphorscent paint so that the paintings spots are luminous in the dark. My installation was around the same 10metre length as Stumpy the whale shark. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90edb4eea8b43da5b5bcba/1605674512908/IMG_6053.JPG Portfolio - Whale Shark A-001 Stumpy, 10 x 6 x .15 metres, plastic, coloured water, solar power,Sculptures by the Sea 2014, Olivia Samec and James Moe (Copy) Refracted blue light is something I find transfixing. Just as the phenomena of visiting the Blue Grotto on the Island Capri in Italy was a deep and lasting sensory experience , for me it is matched by swimming with the whale sharks at Ningaloo. I hope my installation evokes a similar sensory experience for visitors, The unique identification spots of Stumpy the first whale shark recorded in the Ecocean photo identification library , reveal themselves more fully at night, just as they glow under the ocean. Made using recycled materials, Perth Arena contributed thousands of plastic lids from just one Avici concert!   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90edd0c6f7d869ef81ec82/1605674513035/stmpy+whale+shark+spot+ID+2+%28S%29.jpg Portfolio - Whale shark A001 Stumpy This painting maps the unique spot identifications of Stumpy the whale shark who has frequented Ningaloo waters annually for about 20 years. He was the first whale shark to be identified in the library of Ecocean. Thanks to marine biologist Brad Norman for information , education and conservation. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90ee0cf80c42156bd1cf9f/1605674513357/ Portfolio - Whale Shark A-001 Stumpy 2013, 300 x 400x 15 cm. plastic, coloured water , solar lighting, QR code, Castaways Sculpture Awards (Copy) This was an experimental piece which mapped the movement and intensity of the sun through the reflections and refracted blue light captured on the sand. Solar powered lights glowed from underground as the sun went down. The sand and the environment were an integral part of the sculpture installation. The installation also mapped the spots of Stumpy the whale shark, and depicted his unique " fingerprint". A QR code took the viewer to the Ecocean photo identification site on a mobile device and another took the viewer to a time-lapse film capturing the installation in its constant state of flux over a 24 hr period . Castaways Sculpture Award promotes sculpture made from recycled materials. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBPuX6wG_ck&feature=youtu.be https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90ee25aa51500a544fa8c4/1605674513322/stumpy+whale+shark+ID+spots+%28S%29.jpg Portfolio - Whale shark A001 Stumpy no 2 This painting maps the unique spot identifications of Stumpy the whale shark who has frequented Ningaloo waters annually for about 20 years. He was the first whale shark to be identified in the library of Ecocean. 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Karijini Gum ( sketch) (Copy) charcoal on canvas - 40 x 50 cm https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f2eccfa9022bd194b1ef/1605674516780/Samec-jacaranda+dream+2+-+76+x+101+cm.jpg Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f5bacfa9022bd1951c9d/1605674516880/IMG_2058.JPG Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f5a9f04d99158a72fa74/1605674516931/artist+Olivia+Samec+-+Ernst+Samec-+architect%2C+migrant%2C+survivor+-s.jpg Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f5917c08db1f7ee73075/1605674516945/Untitled.jpg Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f5ed1a24b67b8fbd04c2/1605674517088/IMG_1055.JPG Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f5fbc6f7d869ef82fd79/1605674517065/IMG_2041.JPG Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f60cb5b1d13826246611/1605674517121/IMG_2044.JPG Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f618ef33576f253bc0e5/1605674517186/dad+and+mum+home+after+black+swan+visit.JPG Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f625ef33576f253bc179/1605674517191/IMG_7488.JPG Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f63ccfa9022bd1952d2d/1605674517310/IMG_2056.JPG Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f5c7c829e722be572846/1605674517323/IErnst+Samec%2C+Architect%2C+Migrant%2C+Survivor%2C+last+breaths+s.jpg Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f6994a17493652d699e5/1605674517384/IMG_3483.JPG Portfolio - Tree of Life-Perth Festival ( PIAF ) Tree of Life Inspired by Gustav Klimt and a homage to my Austrian heritage. Chamber music weekend-chill out lounge- live painting demonstration with audience engagement - people coloured in leaves to collage into the main piece, with the dreamy sounds of Michael Goldshlager’s Bach Cello Suites live performance alongside me, some people coming back days in a row to take part. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f6afc6f7d869ef831bd0/1605674517456/IMG_3474.JPG Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f6bdbc1e52648ff85b6a/1605674517470/IMG_8193.JPG Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f6d0f830447677c3d6a4/1605674517515/IMG_0791.JPG Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f6f509a39d7b6a77a28b/1605674517584/IMG_3464.JPG Portfolio - with accliamed sello soloist Michael Goldshlager at PIAF 2015 (Copy) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f71b4353580bea888b53/1605674517585/ Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f73e4353580bea888d42/1605674517696/whale+shark+painting+on+slumped+glass+3mx+2+m+olivia+samec.jpg Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f7511a24b67b8fbd378d/1605674518029/ Portfolio - Birth of Venus (Copy) Shown at the inaugural Sculpture@Bathers this piece is part of the ongoing works in the Venus Project, that examine the sexual politics throughout the ages, women's changing role. Women's position in the politics of birth was the initial catalyst for these works. Women are very often invisible in public art in Perth and particularly Fremantle , my home town. I wanted to create a piece that portrays women as strong and vulnerable at the same time. The pregnant woman is a play on words from Botticelli's Birth of Venus which this piece references. Smaller ephemeral installations were placed in the rocks around the Round house where the emancipated Venus was surrounded by domestic tools such as mixing spoons, pegs and other objects such as fruit, flowers and shells, associated with beauty and fertility. I wanted to honour "women's work" through the ages, even though it may not be our first choice these days, and thank god we are no longer locked into domestics as singularly as previously. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f763c6e8b76b84a75d87/1605674517791/osamecprev3.jpg Portfolio - Kaleidoscope, wood , mirror , aluminium. South Beach, Fremantle 2010 (Copy) I like the interplay with nature and that the kaleidoscopic effect allows people to see old things in new contexts. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f784f04d99158a733d75/1605674518121/IMG_1840.JPG Portfolio I set out to create a piece specifically that children would want to and could interact with, but at the same time appeal to all ages. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f79aeea8b43da5b71e40/1605674517952/6.jpg Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f7adaa51500a5450f12e/1605674517915/inside+gallery+Who%27s+your+mama--+Olivia+SAMEC.JPG Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f7bcb807353e9057184a/1605674517988/10.jpg Portfolio - Birth of Venus (Copy) 2.6m x 0.6m x 0.6m made from recycled materials including steel anchor, bicycle frame, mirror, draw handles, cut down kaleidoscope sculpture Exhibited at Castaways Sculpture Awards which feature recycled sculptures, this sculpture was evocative of a cubist pregnant being. All part of the Venus Project which aims to explore sexual politics throughout time and challenge some of the politics of birth. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f7ce4ae53632cde9eec1/1605674517977/olivia009+copy.jpg Portfolio - Birth of Venus maquette (Copy) This is a maquette for a planned 2 metre tall life size piece. It has been selected to exhibit at Sculptures by the Sea. We are seeking sponsorship to be able to produce the enlarged version in glass or acrylic. The piece references powerful female icons Venus de Mil and Botticelli's Birth of Venus through to the modern Australian woman. The piece highlights the emancipation of women and changing role through the ages, while honouring the role of mother. It is hoped this piece will create debate arounf sexual politics and the politics of birthing. It will also fill a hole where female images are hugely underrepresented. If you would like to support the ccreation of this piece please contact the artist. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f0c1eea8b43da5b62846/1605674518124/1.jpg Portfolio - Kaleidoscope, 3 towers each 300 cm 65 x 15 cm, total footprint 6 m x 3 m , wood, mirrastar double sided semitransparent mirror glass, pvc. Sculptures by the Sea 2010 (Copy) The Kaleidoscope louvre project is strongly influenced by my fathers distinctive geometric angular architecture. I wanted to create a sculpture that interacted with the environment and that children would interact with. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f81809a39d7b6a77c662/1605674518183/IMG_5419.JPG Portfolio - 12 Days (Copy) vic park https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f82f09a39d7b6a77c7b9/1605674518352/3.jpg Portfolio - Kaleidoscope, 3 towers each 300 c 65 x 15 cm, total footprint 6 m x 3 m , wood, mirrastar double sided semitransparent mirror glass, pvc. Sculptures by the Sea 2010 (Copy) These sculptures were influenced equally by my fathers architecture and from the art of East Arnhem Land where I lived for four years. The Aboriginal mimi and totem poles in Arhmen Land worked well in clusters and for this kaleidoscope project I wanted a minimum of three towers. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f850bc1e52648ff88e75/1605674518363/IMG_6134.JPG Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f86abc1e52648ff891bc/1605674518393/proposed+work+detail+1.jpg Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f88fc6f7d869ef835b6c/1605674518470/inside+gallery+Who%27s+your+mama--+Olivia+SAMEC+%282%29.JPG Portfolio - The Venus series,45 x 35 x 20 cm, perspex, acetate, wood (Copy) These works commenting on sexual politics through the ages. Historical female icons are referenced in states of emancipation, juxtaposed with domestic items. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f8b0f04d99158a7363f2/1605674518514/P8082997.JPG Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f8cc7c08db1f7ee7a1c7/1605674518606/P8082968.JPG Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f8ebaa51500a54511ad1/1605674518613/P8083052+opening+night+Olivia+%26+bec+juniper.jpg Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f907b5b1d1382624c951/1605674518744/14-08-09+_IGP0945.jpg Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f90f957cfa9022bd195896f/1605674518754/topiary+small+file.jpg Portfolio - Topiary . 40 x 40 cm Embossed aluminium (Copy) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f9cfc3a03e56c25d613d22e/1605674518790/2.+Olivia+Samec-My+father+is+the+wind+%2C+my+mother+is+the+blue+sky-Castaways+2019+.jpg.jpg Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f9cfc6611f67f690aa3ce67/1605680164494/ Portfolio - Karijini Gums, Karijini Gums, progression of works from initial charcoal sketch , to large ink paintings taller than I am with sweeping gestural brushstrokes. , to a highly worked oil painting. I camped near this tree at Karijini Eco retreat for a week. I was drawn to it’s twisting majectic beauty highlighted in that arid land and startling blue sky. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f9cfde62725f32ff0380517/1605680127440/ Portfolio - Kaya Wanjoo, Noongar Boodjar by Kerry Stack and Olivia Samec Kerry Stack and Olivia Samec - small section of a 30 metre long mural using Balga resin and ochre - Fremantle Western Australia. This mural recognises and pays respect to the thousands of generations of Noongar people who inhabited South Fremantle, making their way to the beach from inland and vice versa, until recent times and colonisation. Kerry is a Noongar Artist with family, country and cultural connections in the Wadjuk, Bindjareb, Yued, Wilman, Wardandi and Ballardong areas. Olivia is an Australian Artist with European heritage: Kerry and Olivia have successfully collaborated on several two way cultural learning projects. We see ourselves as ‘reconciliation in action’ as we learn from each other and then translate this into artworks. We both explore Western Australian nature & our relationship with it. We are both multidisciplinary artists , not limited to a specif material whether painting, sculpture, installation, murals, site specific, environmental for private or public art. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5f9d00fc62349e59a5d4ba3e/1605680144627/ Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5fa600190feb6513891cfcc4/1605674519063/Samec-%2C+garden+of+eden+91+x+91+cm+%28s%29.jpg Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5fa60057d9418b4912766c45/1605674519031/Samec+jacarandah+dream+1-+91+x+91+cm+small.jpg Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5fa600d14f8f02449a9b3254/1605674519145/murchison+station.jpg Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5fa6010fa423301bc2e6c432/1605674519143/geordie+s.jpg Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5fa60125066f8a026460a34c/1605674519186/Rottnest+Island.jpg Portfolio https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5f8e4e487c83c57c9ac168cd/5fa60b0b92c73f0939a0dd8c/1605674519279/Samec-jacaranda+dream+2+-+76+x+101+cm.jpg Portfolio https://www.oliviasamec.com/press daily 0.75 2015-10-05 https://www.oliviasamec.com/resume daily 0.75 2021-05-09 https://www.oliviasamec.com/contact daily 0.75 2020-10-24 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/t/5f93be543cec5c1693c92292/1603526007518/karijini%2Btree%2Bwhole.jpg Contact https://www.oliviasamec.com/my-story daily 0.75 2020-10-27 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5381f5aee4b092b699c3d402/5381f5d9e4b03c02ffcd1a28/1401026011032/warburtonJPG12.jpg my story https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5381f5aee4b092b699c3d402/5381f5f9e4b08193c94a1f0a/1603333699435/olivia+samec+3.jpg my story https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/5381f5aee4b092b699c3d402/5381f5b2e4b05c51a0fcbd4e/1401026112833/portrait+small+file.jpg my story https://www.oliviasamec.com/like-a-queen daily 0.75 2017-07-18 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/t/5974554d6f4ca31f255a26a9/1603335755254/connie.jpeg Like A Queen https://www.oliviasamec.com/kerry-stack-and-olivia-samec-noongar-boodjar-waakiny-noongar-6-seasons-installation daily 0.75 2020-08-16 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/t/5f38eec661c9ab2aece7f686/1603110329962/collaboration+castaways+sculpture+award+-+Noongar+6+seasons+Kerry+Stack+and+Olivia+Samec.JPG+2.JPG Kerry Stack and Olivia Samec -Noongar Boodjar Waakiny- 6 Seasons Kerry Stack and Olivia Samec--Noongar Boodjar Waakiny- Noongar 6 Seasons 9 4mx4m x0.2m- at Castaways Sculpture Award- We see ourselves as Reconcillaition in action. Kerry is a Noongar artist with family, country and cultural connections in the Wadjuk, Bindjareb, Yued, Wilman, Wardandi and Ballardong areas. Olivia is an Australian Artist with European heritage- Kerry and Olivia have successfully collaborated on several two way cultural learning projects. We are reconciliation in action as we learn from each other and then translate this into artworks. Both explore our Western Australian nature & our relationship with it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/t/5f3913985ff12d02336baea7/1603165622920/cid_839.jpeg Kerry Stack and Olivia Samec -Noongar Boodjar Waakiny- 6 Seasons https://www.oliviasamec.com/kerry-stack-and-olivia-sameckaya-wanjoo-noongar-boodjar daily 0.75 2020-10-07 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/t/5f391b94d689050994a6ca8d/1597578384758/IMG20180409080320.jpg Kerry Stack and Olivia Samec-Kaya Wanjoo Noongar Boodjar Kerry Stack and Olivia Samec mural at Parmelia Park South Fremantle, Kaya Wanjoo Noongar Boodjar- 30m x 1.7 m balga resin and ochre- reconcilliation in action https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/t/5f391e455e34e95335d3c0f1/1603165687523/Kerry+Stack+and+Olivia+Samec+reconcilliation+in+action+collaboration-+Kaya+Wanjoo+Noongar+Boodjar Kerry Stack and Olivia Samec-Kaya Wanjoo Noongar Boodjar https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5379f3f3e4b0a4617eaa882f/t/5f3917edacc4a17e49e15f7e/1603165704123/Parmelia+Park+-+section+of+30m+long+mural+by+Kerry+Stack+and+Olivia+Samec+2018.JPG Kerry Stack and Olivia Samec-Kaya Wanjoo Noongar Boodjar Kerry Stack and Olivia Samec - small section of a 30 metre long mural using Balga resin and ochre - Fremantle Western Australia. This mural recognises and pays respect to the thousands of generations of Noongar people who inhabited South Fremantle, making their way to the beach from inland and vice versa, until recent times and colonisation. Kerry is a Noongar Artist with family, country and cultural connections in the Wadjuk, Bindjareb, Yued, Wilman, Wardandi and Ballardong areas. Olivia is an Australian Artist with European heritage- Kerry and Olivia have successfully collaborated on several two way cultural learning projects. We are reconciliation in action as we learn from each other and then translate this into artworks. 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