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Gallery 3 These large scale paintings by Irene Wellm are an exploration of the mirrored self, a meeting at the cusp of day (consciousness) and of night (the unconscious). The title of this show, ‘Dämmerung’, means ‘twilight’ in German, and describes “a change of light, a transition period, a light containing both day and night”. Irene […]
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Gallery 2 This exhibition re-imagines, in a contemporary context, two theories from the late 19th and early 20thcenturies that were concerned with capturing thought. One, from a small book published in 1901 titled “Thought Forms”, explores ways to make thoughts tangible by interpreting them through colour and shape. The second theory was produced around the same […]
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Gallery 1 In Gallery One Kirsten Perry presents stroke, a breathtaking installation of exquisitely detailed large-scale ink drawings along with smaller works on paper. The exhibition is based on the artist’s fascination with the human-animal relationship as portrayed through mythology, folklore and scientific illustration. The works display Perry’s interests in the dual exchange of man-animal characteristics […]
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Gallery 3 Venture into a dreamworld where bodies float and flutter…. Painting with passion and purity, Astley explores the cyclic facility of the human condition and the ceremonial rites of births, marriages and deaths. Dwelling somewhere between reality, illusion and suggestion, Astley’s imagery explores life’s unforeseen capacity for unbridled joy but also fathomless misery.
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Gallery 2 Kim McDonald explores the subject of skin. Her interest lies in the study of how skin receives outside information and the effect this has on visual perception. McDonald’s methodology involves building up skin surfaces using printmaking and drawing processes. Some of the inspiration for this work has come from her reading of Gilles […]
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Nikky Morgan-Smith Gallery 1 Recent work by emerging artist Nikky Morgan-Smith is both playful and provocative. Her work explores displacement, disassociation and disconnection with the environment and the self. Through images of abandoned tricycles, ghostly birds, rain and bathtubs she tinkers with our own childhood memories of grief and/or loneliness. Her use of layered mixed […]
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Alex Penfold’s latest body of photographs employ the psychological theory of a child’s ‘formative years’ as a basis for examination. The works play between the flags of originality, both conceptually and stylistically. Penfold explores the construction of human identity and the associated impossibilities of doing so, resulting in a show that trips between a sense […]
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Shadowlands explores imagined landscapes and characters drawn from myth, legend and folktale. In Erceg’s images these are all transported in time through popular culture. Understanding the location of these stories as an expression of the collective unconscious they represent potent symbols,which resonate through time and across cultures. Shadowlands, uses contemporary plastic toys and hand-made paper models to embody […]
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Claire Busuttil Bridge, known for the sensuous and impeccable realism of her figurative paintings as seen in this year’s Doug Moran National Portrait Prize and as winner of the Portia Geach Memorial Award’ People’s Choice Award of 2007, now leaps out of the box in this new body of work, a solo show at red […]
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States is a collection of thirty individual woodcut prints created over the duration of 2007. The collection was developed employing the “reduction method”, a process used within the practice of relief printing. Reduction method consists of printing multiple layers over each other, with the plate being progressively reworked between each step of the process. Whitehead […]
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Rebecca Jones’ latest exhibition of paintings At the pool bring back memories of long blue summers in the water. Jones’ work is specifically about summers at Fitzroy Pool, where it’s not just about going swimming, although that is exactly painted from every aspect. A day at Fitzroy Pool is also very much about the pools iconic steps, […]
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“These marks are made by the use of hybrid instruments that I have created based upon what peoplehit each other with.” The impetus for Ashlee Laing’s new work is derived from an interest relating to mark making on the body. These works are experimental in the way in which they are created with reference to gestural […]
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A traditional craft, basket weaving is symbolic of another: storytelling. Wootton brings both into the realm of contemporary art through her woven wire sculptures. In this modern era the wire conjures the mesh of the world wide web and electronic media- tools of storytelling in the 21st century. Wootton’s sculptures seek to function as a conduit […]
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ORANGE A group of Melbourne artists who are currently working together at LaTrobe College of Art & Design set themselves a challenge to address the theme ‘Orange’ in a range of mediums and styles. Orange is vibrant; it’s a bold colour, a combination of red and yellow. It denotes energy, warmth, and the sun. As […]
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The works presented in this exhibition are the result of Hastie’s second residency program in Beijing with Red Gate Gallery. The paintings reflect specific responses to being in Beijing in the depths of winter, while the city underwent major transformations in preparation for the August 2008 Olympics. Through her paintings Hastie explores the dynamism of […]
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Gallery 3 Letcher’s prints reveal both her interest in chaos theory and her study of human nature, “With my back ground in nursing and counselling I am curious about what drives us. What are the ingredients and mechanisms in the cocktails that churn out the substance of our lives?” For Letcher the processes of print […]
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Gallery 2 Paula McLoughlin’s prints explore familiar perspective and topographical views of Melbourne. This series of etchings do not give a true description of an actual location, more they offer an abstracted glance of a place in passing. “I have used my view of the city and the suburbs of the west and inner Melbourne […]
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Gallery 1 The works in Permanence are inspired by people, war and unfamiliar landscapes. Executed in permanent texta, acrylic, nail polish and enamel paint this exhibition revisits Martin’s childhood style of drawing, when the artist would lose herself in patterns and colours and decoration. “War places people in surreal situations, and parts of wars passed stick […]
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Gallery 3 It is appealing that something can look like a meaningless swirl of light and dark lines but can later, under different conditions, appear to be a tangible form. “My work is about manifestations of the spirit. It is influenced by too many ideas to enumerate here, ideas from many different realms of life.” “I […]
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Gallery 2 Sara Freeman recently undertook a residency at Schloss Haldenstein, Switzerland where she commenced this series of paintings during the northern hemisphere winter. These serene works reference the crumbling frescoes of Italy and the cool soft light of European winter. The works use wax, egg tempera and pigments to create atmospheric abstractions, forming part […]
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Gallery 1 Linda Pickering’s new works review creative possibilities through the exploration of abstraction; within a finite number of basic elements there are an infinite number of possible outcomes. Pickering initiates the work through computer design, allowing her to make quick changes and create intuitively. This contrasts with the studied evaluation required when a work is finally […]
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Gallery 3 Through still-life and landscape ‘mimesis’ reflects on how we observe our surroundings by juxtaposing illusion and reality. Cleary takes organic forms and imitates them in the pure fragile medium of porcelain. A hyper real focus is created by dropping these mimicked organic forms into arranged natural settings. These works are linked to the Northern […]
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Gallery 2 This series of watercolour paintings takes the cyclic facility of the natural environment as their point of departure. Textures and patterns found in nature that simulate the processes of growth and decay are suggested in these fluid and vibrant works on paper. The viewer is invited to contemplate the ebb and flow of […]
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Gallery 1 Rattana Lakhonsri’s house like structures, woven from hemp, are inspired by her childhood home in Thailand. The use of natural fibers allows her to engage the viewer in a sensory exploration of her homeland. These meditative works invite the viewer to participate in the narrative of village life, its smells and textures. Rattana’s […]
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Vita Beder, Untitled, 2008 The 2PiR Artists 10th Anniversary Exhibition Rachel Rovay, Palm Tree (detail), 2007 In honour of their long association with the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation the 2PiR Artists tenth anniversary exhibition will be opened in support of the OCRF by Dr. Andrew Stephens, OCRF NAB Research Fellow. Aloma Treister, House 2 (detail), 2008 The 2PiR Artists began […]
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Gallery 3 A consideration of place, both fascinating and foreign, inspires these mixed media works by Canadian artist living in Australia, Christina Markin. Walking in a park near the artist’s home has allowed her to explore the essence of place, and access the infinite notion of space, combining theories of the cosmos with daydreaming. “Daydream […]
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Gallery 2 Mischa Merz has worked as a writer and journalist since the early 1980s for the Age, Sunday Age and Herald Sun as well as numerous other publications. She has published critically-acclaimed fiction and non fiction including a book on her experiences as a boxer, Bruising, which was published in 2000 by Picador and will […]
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Gallery 1 Conceived around the notion of the subconscious as a veil behind which memories, experiences and thoughts are repressed, these paintings aim to confront and challenge the viewer to delve within themselves. The viewer is invited to consider and respond to a series of works which have the intention of giving visual form to […]
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Gallery 3 Repetitively approaching the body from multiple perspectives and informed by science, comparative religion and art history, these works aim to synthesize ideas and form. Reconfiguring the body through the use of various processes of manipulation and augmentation, the results are highly fabricated imagery, indulgent in aesthetic excess. Abstract ideas and complex thoughts are […]
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Gallery 2 The ‘energetic’, ‘intuitive’ and ‘animated’ qualities of children inform these mixed media works. With aspirations to convey childhood imaginings, the artist begins by recording the activity of children as they go about creating their imaginary worlds. Intuitive and immediate mark making as well as daily visual note taking, form the corner stone of […]
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Gallery 1 “It is all so false, yet so tantalizing. It is not real, yet we easily imagine and desire it to be so. The success of these images lies in creating narratives that have a dual identity – that sit within the realm of commercial photography but also challenge the myths they create.” – […]
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Gallery 3 What hides below, in the dark, under the bed? Ange Leech invites the viewer into an environment of distorted scale that plays on childhood fears, inhabited with ‘cuddly’ creatures, their faces inspired by configurations of the human anatomy. “The work is a play on confronting inner human fears in a lighthearted comical manner, […]
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Gallery 2 Steven Papadakis photographs depict loved ones in times of emotional turbulence. Stevens’s work recreates the emotional experiences of those around him and captures their momentary expressions. Deep emotions including sorrow, anxiety and bereavement are recreated through facial and bodily expression, lighting, props and post-production. Stevens’s background in painting informs this photo media-based series. […]
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Gallery 1 Helen Martin’s work is concerned with matters of national identity. Asking what it means to live in contemporary Australia, Helen draws on the gap between lived experience and popular myth, her representation of Australian identity informed by her own experiences. Born in England Helen has made her home in Australia and in her […]
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Gallery 3 This series of paintings by Robyn Base is a result of a trip made to Antartica in early 2007. Using a reduced palette, the icebergs are painted with an observational severity, depicting a silence and solitude experienced not so much within a landscape genre but more as portraits, or still life. There is […]
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Gallery 2 In LAYERS, Justine Barlow explores the control and investigation of functions within the human body; from the external to the internal. Several beautifully painted life-sized torsos of skin, skeleton and organ layers are encased in Perspex in a 3 dimensional installation. These watercolours combine the influences of medical illustration and portraiture to explore […]
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Gallery 1 Matthew On’s latest series of works focuses on the view of the city via the eye of a surveillance camera. With an interest in the aesthetics inherent in a surveillance camera image, the artist also explores the connotations of fear and security. “Aesthetically, the muted tonal quality of the surveillance camera is very […]
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