Noosa Art Prize 2026 Finalist · No. 55
J9 Stanton
Fire Time
- Medium
- Acrylic on canvas and aluminium mesh
- Size
- 115 × 166 × 5 cm
- Artist based in
- Alice Springs, NT
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About the work
I am interested in the threshold between domestic interiors and the expansive outdoor life that defines Central Australia and our relationship with fire.
There I am surrounded by layered rocks of deep time that have been baking and burning for millennia. Its stark shadows illustrated by the uninterrupted light of the desert sun draw an abstracted landscape all around me.
Now, dense fields of Buffel grass, an introduced species thrive in abundance after rain. When the growth dries, turning straw-yellow and brittle under the desert heat, I know fire time is near. The Buffel will burn and burn again as it loves fire.
The country transitions, from golden tufts to a blackened shadow of itself, like a wrinkled skin of charcoal over the ancient rocks. Old gums are lost, and the tall stands of acacia are left as burnt sienna remnants.
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Collection and delivery
The original. This work is on show at The J, Noosa, until the exhibition closes on 29 October. Works bought during the exhibition stay on the wall until then, and we'll be in touch after purchase to arrange collection or delivery.
Prints. Each print is made to order by our printing partner in Noosa: a giclée print on fine art satin canvas, stretched over 35 mm braced stretcher bars and ready to hang. Prints are sent unframed. We'll be in touch after purchase with timing and delivery details.
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