Heath Ledger
By Skip • Aug 1st, 2008 • Category: Hot Sci-Fi HunksPerhaps a sombre picture for this week’s Hot Sci-Fi Hunk, but with Drew and I attending a showing of The Dark Knight, I couldn’t think of a more appropriate choice.
A portrait of late actor Heath Legder has won the people’s choice award, which is voted for by members of the public in Australia.
Vincent Fantauzzo’s painting was a finalist in the 2008 Archibald Prize - Australia’s top prize for portraiture - but missed out on the top award.
“I wanted it to be dealing with self, your own consciousness and your thoughts,” said Mr Fantauzzo.
Fantauzzo has donated the work to the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
More than 32,000 people voted for the portrait which drew record crowds to the exhibition.
Skip is the nerd out of the GSFN partnership. Skip enjoys nothing more than good sci-fi and horror, be it on the big screen, TV or in a book. He also likes the bad stuff too. Skip also has a thing for faces and continuously likes to point out actors from one film to the next, much to the annoyance of Drew.
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