The 7 Deadly Sins (2020)
05:50 min
The 7 Deadly Sins is a form of escapism for the viewer, as it was such an escape for myself during a pandemic, incorporating childlike forms and landscapes created from various materials I could find being stuck in lockdown. The Sins symbolise society itself, each individual can relate to a moment a sin experiences: the green flush of Envy, the destruction of Wrath and the consumption of Gluttony. This magical world I have created transcends all aspects of my art practice. The alchemy of ceramics is highlighted when I created vessels influenced by the Sins.
About the Artist
Rubyrose Bancroft is a Bundjalung woman, who lives on Bundjalung Country in Northern NSW. She completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the National Art School in 2020 and her final work “The 7 Deadly Sins” was acquired for the NAS Collection. Rubyrose has exhibited with Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative and in external exhibitions including BOOMALLI NOW Hobiennale 2019, MCA Art Bar and NO SHOW Carriageworks. She presented a live art installation work for Amnesty International’s Dadirri exhibition in 2018, and was involved in a project with IAG’s NRMA, which saw her artwork ‘Ripple Effect II’ featured on a billboard acknowledging Bundjalung Country.