Jude Rae's guest appearances

Jude Rae

Talking with Painters

The Writer’s Room with Charlotte Wood

Paul Ryan

Guy Maestri

Lewis Miller

William Robinson

Tim Allen

Justin Williams

Nicole Kelly

Laura Jones

Joan Silber

Alan Jones

David Griggs

Daniel Boyd

Tony Costa

Lisa Slade

Ben Quilty

OwlTail

What can a writer learn from the visual arts? Plenty, in Charlotte's case. In this episode, one of Australia's finest painters, Jude Rae, answers Charlotte's questions about the still life genre, and why it remains so compelling. Jude discusses how she likes to explore the spectrum between 'description' and abstraction, her search for 'density' within a picture, and how true beauty always involves some difficulty or pain. She and Charlotte discuss the artist's need to keep 'the stone in the shoe', how movement and energy can be found in stillness, and the tensions involved for an artist in 'pleasing' an audience.  Picture by Maria Stoljar, host and producer of the Talking with Painters Podcast. Thanks to Maria for her kind permission to reproduce it.

What can a writer learn from the visual arts? Plenty, in Charlotte's case. In this episode, one of Australia's finest painters, Jude Rae, answers Charlotte's questions about the still life genre, and why it remains so compelling. Jude discusses how she likes to explore the spectrum between 'description' and abstraction, her search for 'density' within a picture, and how true beauty always involves some difficulty or pain. She and Charlotte discuss the artist's need to keep 'the stone in the shoe', how movement and energy can be found in stillness, and the tensions involved for an artist in 'pleasing' an audience.  Picture by Maria Stoljar, host and producer of the <a href="https://www.talkingwithpainters.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Talking with Painters Podcast.</a> Thanks to Maria for her kind permission to reproduce it.

Episode 8: Painter Jude Rae on the still life and the artist's path

After months of disruption and pessimism wreaked by the global pandemic, seeing Jude Rae’s exhibition ‘424-428’ at The Commercial in Sydney was as uplifting as the paintings themselves.   The towering concrete walls of the gallery would ordinarily overpower an exhibition of five paintings but the exquisite works easily took command of the space. Viewing the exhibition will be an experience I’ll never forget.  The genre of still life has a rich tradition in the history of painting; from those Cézannian apples and Margaret Preston’s flowers to the skulls of the Dutch painters reminding us that one day we’re all going to die. They say so much more than mere objects on a table.  The subjects of Jude Rae’s still life paintings, however, aren’t flowers or fruit. They range from gas cylinders and milk crates to plastic buckets, bottles and spaghetti jars.  She’s attracted to these objects not necessarily because of any intrinsic beauty but because of the potential they present to her as a painter. ‘They give me work to do’, she says. Jude’s work is not limited to still life. She’s an acclaimed portraitist and has won the Portia Geach Memorial Award for portraiture twice. Last year her portrait of Sarah Peirse was highly commended in the Archibald prize. She also paints mood-filled architectural interiors and both the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia recently acquired excellent examples of those works.  Jude is a previous podcast guest and you can hear more about her  life and how she became an artist in episode 28.  We met at the gallery  for this interview where I also filmed Jude talking about her work. Scroll down to see that video. You can also see my 2017 video of Jude in her studio here.  To hear Jude Rae speak with me on the podcast about her recent work press ‘play’ beneath the above  photo. Show Notes  Jude Rae  Jude Rae on Instagram  https://youtu.be/oLtDUCMTxhs Jude Rae talks with me about her exhibition ‘424-428’ ‘SL425’, 2020, oil on linen, 112 x 137.5cmPhoto: Felicity Jenkins ‘SL426’, 2020, oil on linen, 122 x 137.5cmPhoto: Felicity Jenkins ‘SL427’, 2020, oil on linen, 122 x 137.5cmPhoto: Felicity Jenkins ‘SL424’, 2020, oil on linen, 112 x 137.5cmPhoto: Felicity Jenkins ‘SL428’, 2020, oil on linen, 112 x 137.5cmPhoto: Felicity Jenkins Detail of ‘SL428’ in progress (unfinished)  ‘Interior 370 (foyer I)’, 2017, oil on linen, 260 x 198cmCollection: Art Gallery of NSW ‘SL189’, 2006, oil on linen, 1050 x 1350mm Installation view Jude Rae: 424 – 428, at The Commercial, Sydney, 2020 (photo: The Commercial)

<h4>After months of disruption and pessimism wreaked by the global pandemic, seeing Jude Rae’s exhibition ‘424-428’ at <a href="https://thecommercialgallery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Commercial</a> in Sydney was as uplifting as the paintings themselves. </h4> The towering concrete walls of the gallery would ordinarily overpower an exhibition of five paintings but the exquisite works easily took command of the space. Viewing the exhibition will be an experience I’ll never forget. The genre of still life has a rich tradition in the history of painting; from those Cézannian apples and Margaret Preston’s flowers to the skulls of the Dutch painters reminding us that one day we’re all going to die. They say so much more than mere objects on a table. The subjects of Jude Rae’s still life paintings, however, aren’t flowers or fruit. They range from gas cylinders and milk crates to plastic buckets, bottles and spaghetti jars. She’s attracted to these objects not necessarily because of any intrinsic beauty but because of the potential they present to her as a painter. ‘They give me work to do’, she says. Jude’s work is not limited to still life. She’s an acclaimed portraitist and has won the Portia Geach Memorial Award for portraiture twice. Last year her portrait of Sarah Peirse was highly commended in the Archibald prize. She also paints mood-filled architectural interiors and both the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia recently acquired excellent examples of those works. Jude is a previous podcast guest and you can hear more about her  life and how she became an artist in <a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2017/08/07/ep-28-jude-rae/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">episode 28</a>. We met at the gallery for this interview where I also filmed Jude talking about her work. Scroll down to see that video. You can also see my 2017 video of Jude in her studio<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ORE9JQfJgs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> here.</a> To hear Jude Rae speak with me on the podcast about her recent work press ‘play’ beneath the above photo. <h4>Show Notes</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.juderae.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jude Rae</a></li> <li></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jude_rae/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jude Rae on Instagram</a></li> </ul> <a href="https://youtu.be/oLtDUCMTxhs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/oLtDUCMTxhs</a> Jude Rae talks with me about her exhibition ‘424-428’ ‘SL425’, 2020, oil on linen, 112 x 137.5cm Photo: Felicity Jenkins ‘SL426’, 2020, oil on linen, 122 x 137.5cm Photo: Felicity Jenkins ‘SL427’, 2020, oil on linen, 122 x 137.5cm Photo: Felicity Jenkins ‘SL424’, 2020, oil on linen, 112 x 137.5cm Photo: Felicity Jenkins ‘SL428’, 2020, oil on linen, 112 x 137.5cm Photo: Felicity Jenkins Detail of ‘SL428’ in progress (unfinished) ‘Interior 370 (foyer I)’, 2017, oil on linen, 260 x 198cm Collection: Art Gallery of NSW ‘SL189’, 2006, oil on linen, 1050 x 1350mm Installation view Jude Rae: 424 – 428, at The Commercial, Sydney, 2020 (photo: The Commercial)

Ep 97:  Jude Rae and ‘424-428’

Jude Rae is as interested in faces as she is in gas bottles and airports with her work crossing genres from portraiture to still life and architectural interiors. Amongst the very few artists to have won the Portia Geach Memorial Award for portraiture twice, she was also awarded the Bulgari Art Award last year with her painting ‘SL 359’, a meditative still life. She has exhibited in over 45 solo shows across Australia, New Zealand, Germany and the US, has been involved in many more group shows and her work is held in major public and private collections across Australia and internationally. We talk about growing up in an artistic home (her father, David Rae, was a painter whose work is held by the Art Gallery of NSW), the challenges of portrait commissions and illusion and materiality in painting.  She also talks about her interest in the viewer looking beyond the narrative a painting might suggest and tells of how she came about painting those gas bottles! You can see a short video taken on the day of the interview on the Talking with Painters YouTube channel (and below) Upcoming events  ‘Jude Rae: A Space of Measured Light’ Drill Hall Gallery, Canberra, ACT, 18 August to 15 October 2017  Links to things and people we talk about on the show:  Jude Rae Jude Rae at Jensen Gallery David Rae at the Art Gallery of NSW Frank Watters  Cy Twombly Cy Twombly’s Le Panto Cycle (YouTube) Diego Velazquez Portia Geach memorial award Professor Ian Chubb AC Bulgari Art Award Jude Rae at the Drill Hall Gallery Video of Jude Rae talking with Maria Stoljar in her studio – Talking with Painters YouTube channel (below)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ORE9JQfJgs ‘SL359’ 2016, oil on linen, 1530 x 1220mm, winner Bulgari Art Award 2016 ‘Self Portrait (the year my husband left )’ 2008, acrylic and oil on linen, 153 x 198cm, 2008 Portia Geach Memorial Award winner ‘SL 341’ 2014, oil on linen, 500 x 540mm ‘Sarah Peirse’, 2014, oil on linen, 710 x 660mm, Archibald finalist 2014 ‘Dr Ian Chubb’ 2011, oil on linen, 900 x 1200mm ‘SL 315’ 2013, oil on linen, 1220 x 1370mm ‘Interior 371 (Foyer II)’, 2017, oil on linen, 1500mm x 2600mm (left);  ‘Interior 370 (Foyer I)’, oil on linen, 2600 x 1980mm (right) ‘T5 (Heathrow #247)’, 2010, oil on linen, 180 x 240cm ‘Interior 278 (Munich I), 2011, oil on linen, 1550 x 1980mm

<h4>Jude Rae is as interested in faces as she is in gas bottles and airports with her work crossing genres from portraiture to still life and architectural interiors.</h4> Amongst the very few artists to have won the Portia Geach Memorial Award for portraiture twice, she was also awarded the Bulgari Art Award last year with her painting ‘SL 359’, a meditative still life. She has exhibited in over 45 solo shows across Australia, New Zealand, Germany and the US, has been involved in many more group shows and her work is held in major public and private collections across Australia and internationally. We talk about growing up in an artistic home (her father, David Rae, was a painter whose work is held by the Art Gallery of NSW), the challenges of portrait commissions and illusion and materiality in painting.  She also talks about her interest in the viewer looking beyond the narrative a painting might suggest and tells of how she came about painting those gas bottles! You can see a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ORE9JQfJgs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">short video</a> taken on the day of the interview on the Talking with Painters YouTube channel (and below) <h4>Upcoming events</h4> <ul> <li>‘Jude Rae: A Space of Measured Light’ <a href="http://dhg.anu.edu.au/events/jude-rae-a-space-of-measured-light/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Drill Hall Gallery</a>, Canberra, ACT, 18 August to 15 October 2017</li> </ul> <h4>Links to things and people we talk about on the show:</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.juderae.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jude Rae</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.jensengallery.com/artist/?at=Jude+Rae&amp;a=10" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jude Rae at Jensen Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/?artist_id=rae-david" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Rae at the Art Gallery of NSW</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.portrait.gov.au/people/frank-watters-1934" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frank Watters </a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cy_Twombly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cy Twombly</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tA0-5szu8g" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cy Twombly’s Le Panto Cycle (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Velázquez" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diego Velazquez</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.shervingallery.com.au/portia-geach-memorial-award-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Portia Geach memorial award</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Chubb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Professor Ian Chubb AC</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/artsets/ftaeud" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bulgari Art Award</a></li> <li><a href="http://dhg.anu.edu.au/events/jude-rae-a-space-of-measured-light/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jude Rae at the Drill Hall Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ORE9JQfJgs&amp;t=179s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Video of Jude Rae talking with Maria Stoljar in her studio – Talking with Painters YouTube channel (below)</a></li> </ul> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ORE9JQfJgs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ORE9JQfJgs</a> ‘SL359’ 2016, oil on linen, 1530 x 1220mm, winner Bulgari Art Award 2016 ‘Self Portrait (the year my husband left )’ 2008, acrylic and oil on linen, 153 x 198cm, 2008 Portia Geach Memorial Award winner ‘SL 341’ 2014, oil on linen, 500 x 540mm ‘Sarah Peirse’, 2014, oil on linen, 710 x 660mm, Archibald finalist 2014 ‘Dr Ian Chubb’ 2011, oil on linen, 900 x 1200mm ‘SL 315’ 2013, oil on linen, 1220 x 1370mm ‘Interior 371 (Foyer II)’, 2017, oil on linen, 1500mm x 2600mm (left);  ‘Interior 370 (Foyer I)’, oil on linen, 2600 x 1980mm (right) ‘T5 (Heathrow #247)’, 2010, oil on linen, 180 x 240cm ‘Interior 278 (Munich I), 2011, oil on linen, 1550 x 1980mm