Matt Tsourdalakis, third year Visual Art and Design student at ACU’s Melbourne Campus (St Patrick’s).

Melbourne Campus student scoops art prize and solo exhibition

Melbourne Campus (St Patrick’s) Bachelor of Visual Art and Design student, Matt Tsourdalakis, recently won the Frankston Arts Centre Artist Developmental Award for his video entry - I Hate This and... Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime and... I Wake Up Every day.

Matt created the film using animation techniques, human subjects and live surroundings. Shot frame by frame, almost 6000 images were used to create a disjointed time effect.

Matt’s work is currently displayed in a solo exhibition at the Cube 37 Glass Gallery at the Frankston Arts Centre.

Elaine Miles, curator of the Centre, said the stop motion animation itself was a very time consuming technique that showed dedication and skill.

“Matt showed great promise and we want to support artists who are creatively and uniquely pursuing their careers,” she said.

Matt said personal experience was a key motivator for the film. “It was inspired by a time in my life when I was frustrated with the uncertainty of my career,” he said. “Art can mean one thing to one person, and might mean something completely different to another. Who’s to say if it’s good or bad?”

Currently undertaking an internship with an Australian film producer, Matt said he would like to follow a career in the advertising industry.

Matt’s work and that of his classmates will be on display at the BVAD Graduate Show from 7-13 November at the ACU Gallery, 26 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy.

Matt’s winning short film can be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPU5LuSzis0