Perched on a stool at a workbench surrounded by an archive of totems and keepsakes, Linde Ivimey sits with her head bowed in concentration. Nearby an audiobook plays; the text, a book on the mythology of ancient Mesopotamia. Her fingers … Continue reading Linde Ivimey | Michael Reid Beyond
It’s late afternoon and Susie Choi is guiding me through her new exhibition Searching Chords at Mitchell Fine Art, in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley. Warm light reflects off the white walls and polished concrete floor, emphasising the pearlescent glazes and gold … Continue reading Susie Choi: Searching Chords
For regional Victorian-based artist Pia Murphy, the thrill of abstract painting comes from not knowing what is about to emerge from the canvas. She doesn’t sketch out her ideas or attempt to assert an outcome on the process, preferring to … Continue reading Pia Murphy: Florescence
Jorge M. Brito’s art practice is perhaps most notable for the experimental shifts in style he employs to convey the emotions underpinning his work. He oscillates between painting, printmaking and papermaking, and embraces chance effects in both process and mood. … Continue reading Jorge M. Brito: This Intimate Life
Carrie McCarthy (CM): Let’s start with the 25th anniversary of your arrival in Australia, which you’ve recently marked. Is that a happy or bittersweet moment? Sha Sarwari (SS): It’s kind of strange. When I moved to Melbourne, I became more … Continue reading Sha Sarwari, in conversation with Carrie McCarthy
Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery, 1 – 30 June 2024 The Closet brings together ten LGBTQI+ artists whose practices celebrate the richness and diversity of voices and experiences within the Queer community, particularly those whose formative years were spent in regional … Continue reading The Closet
Pat Hoffie is standing in front of a work from her Clusterfkk series (2018-20), her hand running across the surface as she points out various details and textures. We’re at QUT Art Museum, Brisbane, where her solo exhibition this mess … Continue reading Pat Hoffie: This Mess We’re In
In a mezzanine-level studio accessible via a precarious metal staircase, in an old factory building on Brisbane’s southside, Jeanette Stok has been expanding on an art practice that began in 2013 when she first merged her career as a scientific … Continue reading Jeanette Stok: Become
Despite a career that spans over 25 years, Rhys Lee still finds it difficult to accurately define his art practice. His works are figurative inasmuch as recognisable faces, characters and objects appear across the canvas, but they are seldom directly … Continue reading Rhys Lee: The Importance of Pears & Other Things
“Isolation offered its own form of companionship”― Jhumpa Lahiri, The Lowland 2023 marks 20 years since Linde Ivimey was launched into the annals of contemporary Australian art with a major solo exhibition at Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne—the first … Continue reading Linde Ivimey: Parvuli
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