REVIEW: A Tear in the Fabric
The curator Con Gerakaris’s considered arrangement of diverse works conjures the distinctive cultural and physical topographies of Asia. Entering A Tear in the Fabric, the viewer transits Leyla Stevens’s GROH GOH (Rehearsal for Rangda), 2023, a single channel video work depicting the mythological demon queen Rangda, a staple of Kecak. This genre of traditional Balinese […]
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The Signs Are Good: 20 years of painting the future
Norton’s 20-year survey is comprehensive and greatly defined by the artist’s upbringing – born in the 1950s and growing up during the political and social upheaval of the 1970s and 1980s. The Cold War and imminent threat of nuclear war permeated the press and popular culture. In these larger-than-life experiences it is unsurprising that the […]
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Hill End Analogue
Lauded for its higher dynamic range, analogue photography captures the ephemeral moment with all its nuance and detail. Colour for example is true to the moment, as are the idiosyncrasies of photographer, film, light, and exposure. It is also responsive to dark room process, where on-the-spot decisions influence tone, contrast and serendipity. As Hill End […]
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Danelle Bergstrom
Innately fuelled by emotional response, whether a portrait or landscape, Bergstrom’s work is always a fusion between an empathic approach to the environment and the artist’s own emotional turmoil. It should immediately be noted that there is no small talk with Bergstrom, who steps straight out with her heart on her sleeve. Painting with a […]
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Nicola Mason
Nicola Mason left her former profession in conservation and land care in mid-2016, to focus full-time on her artmaking. A local to Wiradjuri Country in regional New South Wales, she went on, after her first career, to study at the painting workshop of the Australian National University, and at UNSW Art & Design. In Cycle, a solo […]
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Chester Nealie
Next to his home in Goanna Ridge, Gulong, is Chester Nealie’s kiln. A few hours’ drive from Bathurst, where his works are currently shown, Nealie lives in concert and collaboration with the natural features of his property. Having moved to Australia from his native New Zealand originally in 1991, Nealie has made a home in […]
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