Actor Meyne Wyatt has won the Archibald Prize's Packing Room Prize for his self-portrait.
Cuthbertson, who has made no secret of his preference for celebrity portraits since he took on the head packer role in 2018, told the ABC he was a bit worried when this year's Archibald entries started rolling in — with a preponderance of self-portraits.
The surge in productivity was compounded by an extension of the deadline from April until August, after the exhibition's original opening date of May was postponed due to COVID-19.Cuthbertson said many of this year's entries showed people wearing face masks, and many depicted firefighters and other key figures from the summer's bushfires.
Works are generally delivered by courier or the artists themselves — some travelling from Queensland or Victoria to hand-deliver their works. "This year we had people stationed out [front] on the dock, getting people to sign in as they came in one-by-one. Everyone was masked, everyone wore gloves. We had the dock marked out with crosses so that if there was a line-up, people had to stand apart."Cuthbertson's team had to wear gloves and masks not only while dealing with artists and couriers, but in order to unpack hundreds of works — including many from Victoria.
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ArtGalleryofNSW Great painting! But I have picked Blak Douglas to win the main prize... Stunning painting!!
Brilliant as Meyne is
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Great choice actually agree with this pick and Maestri with J.Byrne I think he was on the money I would have called it ‘Something about Jenny” he just got that fleeting moment of her that you get a rare glimpse of when she is on camera.
Such a talented bloke.
Amazing!
U.G.L.Y.
That’s awesome.
It looks like a cartoon.