THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
By Dylan Rainforth
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| "Archipelago" (2015) by Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran. Mixed media, dimensions variable. |
AUSTRALIA---Sydney artist
Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran has won the
Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Art Award. Held at
Shepparton Art Museum, the biennial prize is worth $50,000 and is considered the premier national award for artists working in ceramics. Born in Sri Lanka, Nithiyendran has looked for inspiration in Hindu religious art in its most sexed-up forms: the worship of Shiva as represented by phallic totems is a particular touchstone in his work. [
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| Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran's irreverent work has won a coveted award for ceramic artists. Photo: Supplied
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