Thursday, October 22, 2015

160. Open and Closed at Noosa

Opening at Noosa Regional Gallery – Tewantin – Queensland – Australia, on 22 October and running until 06 December 2015 - is my exhibition of recent rescued assemblage works.

The materials I use - timber, rusted metal, glass and other found objects - have had previous lives, were discarded, “rescued” and then re-worked to create individual pieces.

 Each piece is themed on "chambers", which invite the viewer to interact by opening the door to reveal the story within – and to come up with their own subjective interpretation. 

These are artworks not just designed to sit on a shelf or hang on a wall, but also they invite the viewer to connect with the art, both by looking into the piece and using their imagination to read the story as it is unlocked by their actions.

1.  Shrine to Happiness and Harmony

345 x 335 x 130 mm - 5kg

detail ...

2. Trade Routes circa 1935

410 x 415 x 130 mm - 6kg

detail ...

3. Homage to the Chinese Pearlfishers

480 x 430 x 150 mm - 10kg

detail ...

4. An Opening into the World of Ornithology

480 x 550 x 150 - 10kg

detail ...

5. Conversation with a Fish

440 x 640 x 130 mm - 10kg

detail ...

6. R164

500 x 680 x 150 - 12kg

detail ...

7. Into a Persian Garden

500 x 660 x 150 mm - 12kg

detail ...

8. Race Against Time

500 x 700 x 150 mm - 15kg

detail ...

9. Not all who wander are lost ...

560 x 700 x 130 mm - 10kg

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10. Chinese Abstract

560 x 600 x 150 mm - 12kg

detail ...

11. Astroligical 21012

670 x 900 x 130 mm - 18kg

detail ...

12. Written in the Stars

570 x 830 x 150 mm - 17kg

detail of books behind the doors ...

13 Very Camp on Wheels

580 x 810 x 150 mm - 15kg

detail ...

14. Cenotaph to the Fallen

600 x 540 x 150 mm - 12kg

detail ...

15. Filipe the Second

530 x 770 x 150 mm - 9kg

detail ...

16. Madame Butterfly and the Collector

580 x 570 x 130 mm - 10kg

detail ...

21. Do more of what makes you happy ...

400 x 290 x 250 mm - 8kg

detail ...
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22. The Six Buddhas

400 x 260 x 270 mm - 10kg

detail ...

detail of book ...

23. Creative Capacity

400 x 270 x 250 mm - 7kg

detail ...

detail of book ...

24. Don't go down the woods tonight ...

400 x 290 x 250 mm - 6kg

detail ...

So there it is - 
twelve months work finally on show for the world to see ...

Does the artist look worn-out ... !!!