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21 July - 7 August 2010
please join us for opening night drinks wednesday 21July 6-8pm
Encaustic Works
This exhibition of large-scale encaustic paintings continues Robyn Emerson's explorations into the emotional and spiritual aspects of physical places. Although many of her new works are inspired by actual Australian environments, as Robyn notes, 'these paintings are primarily a visual response to the more intangible aspects of experience, memories, reflections and realities. Although they could be called landscapes in some respects, they are more subconscious explorations of the inner world.'
In the encaustic process, Robyn builds up the surfaces of her images using multiple layers of colour pigment and wax, as well as fragments of organic materials. Each of the complex, richly textured layers is like a filament of time preserved onto the canvas, making visible, in Robert Bresson's words, 'what hasn't yet been seen'.
Robyn Emerson is an established Melbourne painter. Her works are included in numerous private collections in Australia.
Robyn Emerson will be giving a free artist's talk on her encaustic process in the gallery on Saturday 31st July at 2pm. All welcome!
Robyn Emerson Untitled Leaves (detail), oil,
acrylic, encaustic and dried leaves on canvas, 120 x 120cm, 2010
Drawn to motion
Drawn to Motion features Simon Finn's latest series of intricate charcoal on paper drawings. Many of these drawings are arranged in progressive sequences that give the effect of accumulated movement over time, like the rendition of motion in comic books or stop-motion animations. The exhibition resembles a series of highly detailed frames pulled from a larger movie; the drawings unfold and reveal a sense of kinesis through sequenced narrative progression.
As Simon notes, 'These works are an investigation into what the presentation of drawings sequentially can reveal about the systems that allow us to maintain a map of the world in motion. The drawing process stems from a life-long fascination with the moving image and the construction of graphic novels.'
Simon Finn is a Melbourne-based artist who is currently undertaking a Master of Fine Art at the Victorian College of the Arts. He is also a lecturer of the Bachelor of Interactive Entertainment students with majors in Animation and Games Design and has exhibited nationally in group and solo exhibitions.
Simon Finn, Sequence One (Detail, Part Four and Six), charcoal on paper, 500x 580mm each, 2010
Hide and Seek
red gallery and Craft Victoria are proud to present Hide and Seek, a Craft Cubed Satellite event by Caroline Phillips and Samantha Scott. Hide and Seek references the ways in which children construct, collect, covet, form boundaries and create order through play. Scott and Phillips view these elements as crucial to the development of self and cultural identity and the formation of societal connections.
In her use of biological materials such as human hair and plant specimens, Samantha Scott draws attention to conceptual and visual similarities between the structure of human and non-human life forms. Conversely, Caroline Phillips exploits pre-fabricated, synthetic and industrial materials to construct sculptural installations from recycled elements. The installation and sculptural works in this exhibition also reflect upon the use of imaginative play as a physical means of dissecting and digesting emotional life experiences.
Caroline Phillips and Samantha Scott are Melbourne-based artists whose practices explore aspects of materiality through process-based methods. Hide and Seek is their first collaborative project together.
Hide and Seek is A Craft Cubed Satellite Event
Sam Scott, detail, 2010