"Sunshine Air and Water" Commissioned by Tattersall's for the Sunshine  Hospital
(2 Murals: a. 3m tall x 7.5m wide  b. 1.5m tall x 4.5m wide) Jenny Steiner

AIR 
This mural depicts creatures of and in the sky.  They are drawn against a clouded sky and are entwined together to make the children look closely and find new things as their  eye is drawn from one item to the next. The movement created by the twining elements keeps the eye constantly moving around the work and creates a great sense of depth.

WATER:
Water, would be depicted as an underwater theme with the steams of sunlight filtering through the waters depths.  Known underwater creatures swim these waters and some are more easily seen than others.  To fulfil the curiosity of the children, there are many fish seemingly deeper in the water as indeed is the mermaid, which can only be found after close scrutiny.  ...

The obligatory shark adds an element of fear though it is actually 
quite benign with no exposed teeth and a purposefully overlooked eye. 
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Northcote RSL
"At the going down of the sun"
Memorial Wall  2005
Jenny Steiner
"At the going down of the sun", is a four panelled relief sculpture 
creating a memorial wall. It is stainless steel set in relief from the 
building which has a copper medium painted directly onto the wall as 
background to each panel.
The four figures of the RSL emblem are prominent with the line 
travelling through the central area representing the Kokoda Trail and 
the circles are the villages along the track (WWII).  The line at the 
top of the stainless steel section represents the main firing line at 
Gallipoli taken from an aerial map of the area and the shapes created 
below are the communication  trenches leading from it (WWI).
Therefore we have the first world war, second world war and 
communication across the four services.

Commissioned By the Northcote RSL 2005

This piece mourns the death of some and reflects upon the involvement 
of others who served.  It is installed on the memorial deck of the 
Springvale RSL.
The cenotaph stands 4m tall in the conventional memorial shape of an 
obelisk, but that is where the convention ends.  It is built in 
stainless steel with the RSL Logo figures (representing each service, 
Navy, Army, Air Force and Women) laser cut out of each side panel and 
inset with 6mm laminated kiln formed glass.  The kiln formed glass has 
a recurring theme of red poppies and a distant view of war graves at 
the bottom of each panel.  Above these, the painted images depict 
personnel involvement in each service.  At the top of the cenotaph on 
all four sides we have the Southern Cross and at the bottom of each 
side we have the corresponding emblem for each service.  Water cascades 
down all round as "streaks of tears" into an invisible pond.  At night 
the cenotaph is lit from within creating a remarkable translucent and 
ghostlike effect.

"The mural depicts some of the champions of the Essendon Football Club-  players who stood for the values that breed success at the elite level.  The mural, located in the refurbished payers' gymnasium, will serve as a reminder to this current group of players and future generations of the history that has been created and the tradition they are charged with upholding."
Peter Jackson CEO Essendon Football Club

Artist Jenny Steiner, was commissioned in September 2001 and the hand painted mural was completed May 2002. Painted in acrylic on MDF boards it measures some 130 sq metres and at its highest point stands 6 metres tall.

The mural depicts a number of champions in a moment of the game that illustrates the value they represent.  It was designed to create a game atmosphere in th gym - current players surrounded by champions.  Trompe l'Oeil elements are used to 'lose' the hard edged corner.  The composition is designed to create a sense of movement.  By following the flow of one hand and ball to the other a rhythm is created which takes one through the game.  Equally the variance in scale and  positioning of the players is also intended to move one in and out of the picture.

Artist: Jenny Steiner

Artist:
Jenny Steiner
Good Joss Pty Ltd
272 Johnston Street Abbotsford Vic
0417 050 774

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