291. Sydney Contemporary Art Fair

Another reason ( as if I needed one ... ) for a stop-over in Sydney on my way back home, was to visit the Sydney Contemporary Art Fair at the enormous and fabulous Carriageworks arts precinct.

This annual event is Australasia's largest international art fair showcasing works from emerging and established artists represented by over 90 leading galleries ...

The Carriageworks is the largest multi-arts cultural centre in Australia and is housed in the old Eveleigh railway yards in Redfern ... The distinctive 19th century industrial atmosphere of the former railway carriage and blacksmith workshops with their massive steel pillars and exposed brick walls etc has been retained and creates a fascinating contrast against the pure white display screens and multi-coloured 21st century artworks ...

Honey Ant Story - Yaritji Young - Sth Aust

polymer paint on linen

Tree of Life - Rosalie Gascoigne - 1994

sawn plywood on plywood

Deep Surfacing - Andre Hemer - 2017 - NZ

acrylic on canvas
Hedge - Tony Graig - 2016
steel

Blue Note #2 - Robert Owen - 2016

polymer paint on canvas

Portrait of a Tree series - Peter Daverington - 2017

oil and gold leaf on panel

detail

Confessions - Richard Lewer - 2016

polymer paint on pegboard

Stack of Nails - not labeled

timber dowels

not labeled ...

Living in a Material World - Robin White - 2017

barkcloth + natural dyes

... art as far as the eye can see - heaven ...

Digest - Kirstie Rea - 2017
glass and mixed media 

Prospector's Delight - Pippin Drysdale - 2017
porcelain

 

i suck a licorice - Kaloy Sanchez - 2017
acrylic and graphite on canvas

Spectrumfigure 1 - John Young - 2017
oil on linen

a a - Marie Hagerty - 2017
acrylic on linen

untitled - Matthew Johnson - 2016
oil on linen

not labeled

From where I stand ... - Aaron Kinnane - 2017
oil on linen

The sun reappears ... - Aaron Kinnane - 2017
oil on linen

in between two directions - Sam Holt - 2017
acrylic on linen

Croockhaven Bight - Robert Malherbe - 2017
oil on linen

Landscape 2 - Robert Malherbe - 2017
oil on linen

not labeled

Block Island - Alex Asch - 2017
recycled timber

Son of an Anthropologist - Alex Asch - 2017
recycled cigar box etc

Celadon Coral Bloom - Alesandro Ljubicic - 2017
oil on linen

Full Circle Black/Gold - Marion Borgelt - 2017
bending ply

Lunar Ebb and Flow - Marion Borgelt - 2017
hoop pine ply

Species Typical - Juz Kitson - 2017
Jingdezhen porcelain + rabit pelt

detail

series of figures - Vipoo Srivilasa - 2017
porcelain

series of figures - Vipoo Srivilasa - 2017
porcelain

detail

detail

Continuous Life and Death - team lab - 2017
digital work

Sheep Weather Alert #3 - Rosalie Gascoigne - 1992
torn and cut linoleum and plywood

Aggregation 15 - Chun Kwang Young - 2015
mixed media with Chinese mulberry paper

detail

Aggregation 16 - Chun Kwang Young - 2015
mixed media with Chinese mulberry paper

detail

untitled - Golnaz Fathi - 2013
acrylic on canvas

... " terribly terribly Sydney art scene ... !!! " ...

not labeled

 Sunshine Coast Print Makers - Tori, Fiona and Dian 
( Catherine also - but she was awol at the time ... ) 
more images at Fiona's blog -
 ( https://paperponderings.blogspot.com.au/2017/09/back-from-sydney-contemporary.html )

detail

Korri Forest Remnants - Eveline Kotai - 2017
mixed media on canvas

Desert Field - David Middlebrook - 2017
oil on board

Abrakan 72 - Peybak - Iran - 2017
mixed media on canvas

detail

untitled - Meghdad Lorpour - 2017
acrylic on canvas

Australia - detail of installation -  Hayden Fowler - 2017
polymer plaster

 Fachada Gris - Ernesto Berra - 2016

mixed media on canvas

 Moment by Moment - detail - Maio Motoko - 2007

screen - multimedia

 detail

detail

I have posted only a fraction of the art on show ... this was such a professional event showcasing our young ( and not so young ) contemporary artists ...

And just a note of interest here ... as you know I have been gallery/museum-hopping around Eastern Europe ( and previously Western Europe ( and NYC ) for two years now - and discovered so much wonderful, creative, inspiring, intelligent world art - but NOT ONCE did I come across any Australian 19th 20th 21st century art. About time our leading galleries here started promoting AusArt abroad ...