GRANT VERCOE
Contemporary Precisionism 25 November 2023 - 17 February 2024 Through a praxis-based methodology, Vercoe’s research develops and elucidates technical solutions to achieve aesthetic aims. Through the painting of stylised architectural subject matter, the representation of contemporary structure is conveyed through theoretical grounding alongside practical studies in art making, to test theories of abstraction, seriality, technique, and colour. ‘Contemporary Precisionism’ is the term Vercoe has used to define his art practice developed and investigated through creative-practice research and the relentless interrogation of various media and iconic architectural subjects. IMAGE: 860-880 Lake Shore Drive. Acrylic on board, 1220x915mm, 2022, image courtesy the artist |
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SCOTT PROBST
The Storied Landscape 11 - 28 October Landscape photography is an expression of the relationship between Icelanders and their landscape. This relationship has evolved over the centuries from one of fear and struggle in an often hostile landscape, to one of valuing the resources of that landscape, to caution about exploiting those resources without thought for the future. VIEW floor sheet EXPLORE The Storied Landscape in 3D MAGE: Scott Probst, All waters flow towards Dýrafjörður 2022 anamorphic digital image Archival injet print 43 x 74 cm, Image courtesy the artist JONATHAN DALTON
The Subtle Art of Theatrical Realism: A Ten-year Survey of Jonathan Dalton 14 July - 2 September “…throughout my work there has always been an air of stillness. It was perhaps inevitable that my journey as an artist would come to rely more and more on the still-life as a means to condense a tale from the most subtle vapors of narrative suggestion…” Johnathan Dalton, 2023 In this ten year survey of the work of Jonathan Dalton, his gallerist Ralph Hobbs has borrowed some of the most iconic of his works. These still life paintings are about finding the beautiful, the resplendent, the unusual… and putting it on display. Contained within these images are a complex maze of subtle, hidden, and lost meanings, elevating them into a theatrical reality. VIEW catalogue VIEW floor sheet EXPLORE Jonathan Dalton in 3D IMAGE: Jonathan Dalton Talking to (A) God on the Big Red Telephone 2023 Oil on linen, 122 x 137cm Image courtesy of the artist. TO MOVE THROUGH
Curated by Brontë Naylor Until 8 July ARTISTS Abbey Rich Ana Carolina Navarrete Atita Brontë Naylor Converge/\Diverge Dear Anushka Ellie Hannon George Goodnow Georgia Hill Hannah Cheetham - Built In Kind Jasmin Seale Jasmine Miikika Craciun Laurie Oxenford MILESTONE Telimena Peta Berghofer TO MOVE THROUGH prepares for what’s to come, a contingency for contemporary frictions within public spaces. These artists are working out hypothetical solutions for themselves and their practice, testing boundaries and censorship within the parameters that define ‘public space’. The informal and impulsive, the academic and technical, are played out in the gallery as a public space. Spatial, durational, digital, painted, photographic and experimental works present an offering of personal, cultural, and political ontologies where ideas and processes come together as the artists expand their primary practice within this impromptu collective. VIEW floor sheet IMAGE: Courtesy Brontë Naylor. JOHN GURRI KELLY
Dunghutti Bul-bul 14 February - 15 April 2023 As artist in residence for Wollotuka and the University Galleries in 2022, visual storyteller Uncle John Gurri Kelly has produced a large body of work that tells of ancient lore, stories and traditions from people that have lived on Dunghutti country on the Mid-North coast for centuries. Bul-bul means ‘rhythms of the heart’ in Dunghutti (Dhangatti) and for Uncle John Kelly it is the rhythms of traditional knowledges that have been passed to him from Elders and both his parents. Through painting and making, Uncle John teaches cultural beliefs and traditional ways that he is passionate about preserving and sharing. Featured in the exhibition will be two canoes, Nyanghan Nyinda / Me You made for rîvus, the 23rd Biennale of Sydney in collaboration with artist Rena Shein and another made at the Giyi Para symposium, Wollotuka Institute in late 2022. A very special group of works from Uncle John’s mother, Aunty Alice Mackenzie will honour generational talent and the sharing of profound knowledges. VIEW exhibition images VIEW floor sheet VIEW Yarns and Stories sheet The Kempsey project was supported by the Art Gallery of New South Wales PLACE:Regional Exchange Program through the generous support of the James N Kirby Foundation. The Artist in Residence was supported by the Wollotuka Institute. |