Kevin Chin
Unwinding | 2025 | oil on Italian linen | 148 x 138cm
Sunshine Coast National Art Prize 2026 - Finalist
Image courtesy of artist and This Is No Fantasy, Melbourne.
Kevin Chin
VIC
Unwinding
2025
Oil on Italian linen
148 x 138cm
In this pieced together dream-space that only exists through painting, ‘Unwinding’ tests how landscape and architecture converge to open spaces where we can fit in. Here the comfort of domestic interiors and the expansiveness of nature paradoxically interweave, because both connect us to feelings of safety and respite.
My interest in this state of mind stems from a collective global search for sturdy ground during these confusing times. The painting pulls together imagery from across continents. Skies, lakes, windows, reflections, walls: Painterly surfaces create openings and slippages, to test how we orient ourselves in this supposedly interconnected world.
The neo-futuristic green architecture, that feels somewhat ubiquitous, references this contemporary age of connectedness yet uncertainty. The title, ‘Unwinding,’ refers to escaping through greenspace - nature, urban planning, or even just daydreams - and how our sense of place can unwind around a painted pole.