Born in Yuendumu, at the edge of the Tanami Desert roughly 350kms from Alice Springs, Candy Nelson Nakamarra was first introduced to art making as a child by her father Johnny Warangkula (1925-2001), a renowned artist at the forefront of … Continue reading Candy Nelson Nakamarra in ‘Common Ground’
The intimacy and theatre of family life and everyday events are at the core of James Drinkwater’s art practice. Inspiration might be found in the coastal life he shares with his partner and children in his hometown of Newcastle, or … Continue reading James Drinkwater: You Could Just Make a Painting…
As far back as Belynda Henry can remember, the natural landscape has served as her major focus and inspiration. As a young arts student, her journals were filled with the shapes and forms of her environment – pared back to … Continue reading Belynda Henry: Further Afield
Experimentation, spontaneity and freedom are the cornerstones of Stefan Dunlop’s most recent art practice. Known throughout his career for compositions that combine art historical references with fragments of colour and form, his work presents a unique narrative twist on western … Continue reading Stefan Dunlop: Endless
Myles Young’s landscapes are purposefully artificial. Drawn directly from his imagination, they are fusions of reality and fantasy that synthesise distinct views from various standpoints; contemplations on the elements you can’t see – air, vibrations, sensations; and anecdotes from his … Continue reading Myles Young: Nature Electric
For over 20 years, Carolyn V Watson has used her art practice to comprehend and chronicle her life history and experiences. Primarily self-taught, Watson was initially committed to an intense drawing and painting practice before experimenting with three-dimensional making to … Continue reading Carolyn V Watson: cuttings from a homecoming
Over a career spanning more than 20 years, Vipoo Srivilasa has created intricate and elaborate artworks that reflect his bicultural experience living between Australia and Thailand. Working mostly in ceramic, he celebrates the intersections and overlaps between our cultural, social, … Continue reading Vipoo Srivilasa: My Sunshine Doesn’t Come From the Sky
Though Bundit Puangthong studied both traditional and contemporary art making in his native Thailand, his emergence in contemporary Australian art happened almost as an afterthought. Having travelled to Melbourne to study English, Puangthong earned extra money as a street artist … Continue reading Bundit Puangthong: Endless Yarn
Tape.A noun, a verb. Things held together, recorded, kept safe. Problems solved. Well…at least until the glues break down and technologies fade.Temporary security. The history of Tape Art dates back to the urban art of the 1960-80s, when its easy use and removal … Continue reading Variations on Tape
Adrienne Gaha’s mirage-like dreamscapes are an emotional and intuitive response to the world, constrained by her formal understanding of painting, surface, and form. Working with glazes, she layers and rubs colours into each other in a process of putting on … Continue reading Adrienne Gaha: Verdure
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