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​Amanda Tonkin-Hill
Lost
2020
Ink on Cotton Rag
29.7cm x 42cm
2020 was a year of loss, loved ones passed away and others chose to distance themselves from me. In response, I started a series of works incorporating the human heart as motif for life and love to explore the sadness I was feeling. My ink drawing never seemed resolved and I struggled with numerous ideas trying to complete the work to reflect my practice. When I heard about the HOLD project, I became enamoured with the idea of a heart etched onto a copper disk to be held in someone’s hand. Conceptually the notion of the fragility of relationship that is implied by holding a heart in your hand and, the further idea that a strong heart provides protection are themes central to my practice. I invite you to hold my heart in your hand, I promise to be a strength to you in times of trouble.
Amanda Tonkin-Hill is an award winning multi-disciplinary artist whose work focuses on the nature of being human, our strength and our fragility. She relies upon aesthetic emotion to challenge the viewer’s emotional response to her work seeking to create a place of emotional restitution within the imagination of her audience. Her practice spans painting, drawing and sculpture with works held in private collections in Australia, the UK, the USA and Canada. She works predominantly by private commission however also regularly participates in a number of select entry group shows each year in Melbourne. Her work can be viewed at www.amandatonkinhill.com.
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