Artform(s):

Painting

Printmaking

Artist Statement:

Rudge works in the traditional Medieval medium of egg tempera, often with gold leaf, to create modern day icon paintings exploring themes of self and motherhood. Working with intricate and multi-layered techniques and media, Rudge explores the self as characters through realistic portraiture, and found natural objects, such as taxidermy, eggs and nests. Rudge’s stop-motion animations use painstaking painting techniques and paper cut-outs to produce diverse and memorable short films, many of which have been nominated for awards and shown in film festivals worldwide.