Letter to the Editor

I am writing to show my disgust at an artwork featured in this year’s Archibald Prize at the Sydney Art Gallery. I saw this one artwork which looked horrible. It appeared to be some African woman with a bird on her head. Now, to me, when I look at this painting, I think… blank. The title of the portrait is Song Ling and it’s painted by Angelina Pwe. I really don’t understand how such a simple painting can get into such a prestigious event. This is the Archibald Prize we’re talking about here. I want to see Rembrandts, not Picassos. This work is so shockingly hideous, it makes me want to puke my guts up and hurl them through the artist’s house window. I beg the judges of the Archibald to choose next year’s paintings a lot more wisely.

Thank you, and goodbye.