Aodhan King Wins Australia's Youth Prize for Religious Art

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By Rashell Habib

Art represents expression and spirituality for Aodhan King.
PICTURE: CRAIG WILSON.

AUSTRALIA - Death, destruction, colour, light, God - make of it what you wish. Croydon Park’s Aodhan King’s artwork encompasses all of these but he doesn’t mind if you don’t understand it the way he meant it. “What attracted me to art was the way you’re not only able to express yourself but the way it can be taken in so many different ways,” he said. “You can make it one way but it’s not necessarily the way other people take it.” That is exactly what happened with the 19-year-old’s work but instead of confusion it won him first prize in the 2011 Clancy Prize for Religious Art. Entrants had to work with the theme of St Mary MacKillop of the Cross’s words: “There where you are you will find God.” [link]