Mark Merrikin
The subject of my paintings is often very personal, but I approach it with a sense of vagueness, allowing the materials to inform the work. I know that painting and making is a way to pass the time; it isn’t always fun or good, but I’m privileged to make art that is reflective of my […]
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Lee Bethel
Everyone remembers epiphanies. They’re epiphanies! Whether they hit you in the mind, or in the body (or spirit), they are undeniable moments, sustained or fleeting, of deep connection to everything at once: every cog clicks, every synapse sparks. Revelatory. On my first day of art school the tutor gave everyone a sheet of paper and […]
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Nick Santoro
You draw from a wide range of imagery and ideas. What are the major sources of inspiration for your works? The process for gathering content to use in my paintings is a combination of information snacking, image hoarding and autobiographical content. What I’m exploring changes rapidly, governed by anything from music, art or ideas that […]
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Darren Munce
Melody Willis, who contributes catalogue text for this exhibition, attributes Munce’s interest in painterly abstraction in part to a residency in Leipzig in 2014, supported by the Australia Council and Creative Victoria. There are several striking elements to Munce’s practice of abstraction – his thinking about it in terms of “language” or a “vocabulary” key […]
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