Australia‘s opener and vice-captain, David Warner, is a big name on and off the field. He has plethora of achievements and awards in his career. Looks like he has more reason to smile now as he can add a leading art prize to his trophy cabinet. Warner is the subject of 2017 Bald Archy winner, a popular portrait competition for Australian artists. The artists is Maitland painter James Brennan, a three-time winner of the award, and claims to be a big fan of the swashbuckling left-hander. He has been in awe of Warner’s ability to entertain with the willow and remain aggressive in the 22-yard.
“I just love the way he plays his cricket. The way he bats, the way he fields. He’s aggressive, entertaining. He can make a quick hundred before lunch. It’s great to see a gallery with a bit of laughter, a snicker, a guffaw. Most galleries are probably the opposite to that”, Brennan was quoted as saying by Cricket Australia.
James Brennan awarded this year’s Bald Archy Prize for painting of cricketer David Warner titled ‘Pocket Rocket’. #7Newspic.twitter.com/Srt2mArZpS
The Bald Archy commenced in 1994 as a spoof of the long-running Archibald prize. It has since grown into a highly sought-after art prize in its own right. The Bald Archy covers the best in caricature and humour art work. It is judged by a sulphur-crested cockatoo named Maude.
Warner became the third cricketer to be immortalised as a Bald Archy winner. Earlier, former Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson was the subject of the 2014 winner with a Miley Cyrus-inspired ‘Wrecking Ball’ take on the fast bowler’s Ashes 2013-14 demolition. On the other hand, Shane Warne was the first cricketer to be a part of this award in 1998 with a caricature that focused more on his off-field life than cricket exploits.
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