Article 2Y5VC Is this artwork, winner of a drawing prize, even a drawing at all?

Is this artwork, winner of a drawing prize, even a drawing at all?

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David Pescovitz
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Wellington, New Zealand artist Kirsty Lillico won the annual $20,000 Parkin Drawing Prize for her piece seen here, titled "State Block." The work consists of a carpet scrap hanging over a string.

"First of all, I've sort of re-represented a drawing made by someone else," Lillico said."Drawing, to me, it's not just about a pencil and paper. I'm using a knife and carpet and hanging it in a space to achieve the same ends."

According to Lillico, State Block was inspired by someone else's architectural floor plan for a state-owned apartment.

"It's looking at the architectural (drawings) - positive, being black (drawn lines of an architectural design), and the negative being the spaces we occupy," she said.

(Stuff.co.nz via Weird Universe)w7cYIAPDSGM

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