Biography
About
Corporate
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Date of Birth
1967 - Sydney, Australia
Travel
China, Nepal, India, Turkey, United States, Crete, Italy, France, Germany, Poland, Greece, Israel, Egypt, France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden
Background
Hannah Hall's education in art began
at an early age with the consistent influence of her father, Australian
landscape painter and sculptor Ben Hall. Being constantly surrounded
by art made it an easy progression for Hannah to explore her own talents.
Hall left her Sydney high school to pursue her desire to practice art
full time. In 1985 she was accepted into East Sydney Technical School
of Arts where influential artists such as the late Ron Lambert, Robert
Eadie and potent influence and family friend Elizabeth Cummings taught
her. Cummings style captivated Hall with her technique of layering paint,
her impressionistic use of colour and beautiful compositions.
Hall's three years at East Sydney
was the foundation of her painterly approach to her art and her intense
interest in composition.
In 1992 Hall was accepted into Wollongong University where she completed
a Bachelor of Creative Arts. During her time there she acquired grounding
in ancient, modern and contemporary art and art history.
Today some of the artists Hall
continues to refer to are Fiona Hall, Shinohara Katsuyuki and Reuben
Paterson.
The majority of Hall's work has derived from the investigation and interpretation
of water and water foreshores. Having lived the majority of her life
surrounded by Sydney harbour and combined with regular trips to the South
Coast of New South Wales these watery environments have intensely influenced
Hannah’s life and works.
Recently, Hall has been inspired by visits to Sydney’s Oyster Bay observatory where she was intoxicated by the beauty of the moon, space, a recent eclipse and landings on Mars. To Hall, untouchable natural subjects such as the Moon and the Sun become tangible as titles such as Measuring the Moon and Mining Mars suggest.
Hall combines her passion for the natural and intricate with a unique application of paint and mixed media. Her intense interest in composition and textural complexity creates profoundly inspiring works.
Corporate and private collectors worldwide collect Hall’s work.
Below
Left Light on White (Stripes), Silver
Foil on Enamel, 92 x 92cm, 2005
Below Right Hannah
in the Studio
