Fascinated by the simple beauty of the everyday, Zoe Young works between still life, portraiture and abstraction to capture her delight in life’s fleeting moments, turning them into something intimate, revelatory and long-lasting. The distillation of experiences and sensations is … Continue reading Zoe Young: The Sea is the Key, the Ocean is the Potion
At a bush residency west of Brisbane, six metropolitan photomedia artists gathered to explore the natural world. There were no plans to collaborate, though they saw themselves as like-minded practitioners. Guided by internationally-acclaimed mentor Marian Drew, they hoped to experiment, … Continue reading Verge Collective: Super Natural
Townships change. Places we call home can become virtually unrecognisable overnight as populations shift and new industries take hold. Landmarks disappear, and a district’s charm is changed forever due to redevelopment and urban renewal. Bearing witness to this loss of … Continue reading Christopher Zanko: A Different Road Home
First published in Art Almanac, Dec 2017-Jan 2018 For over 30 years, Badtjala artist Fiona Foley has been an advocate for Indigenous political and social equality, using her art to educate and inform on Indigenous issues relevant to all Australians. … Continue reading Fiona Foley: Horror has a Face
First published in Art Almanac, February 2018 Two decades after curating their opening exhibition, Kevin Wilson has returned to Gympie Regional Gallery with ‘Under Civilisation’, a diverse survey of works exploring society’s underbelly. Non-conformists, extremism and cultural taboos are interrogated … Continue reading Under Civilisation
she’s learning the spaces she leaves have their own things to say and she’s trying to sing just enough so that the air around her moves and make music like mercy that gives what it is and has nothing to … Continue reading Carolyn V Watson: modifiedwonder
“Reality is no longer defined by time and space but by a virtual world in which technology allows the existence of the paradox of being everywhere at the same time while being nowhere at all.” Paul Virilio Australians, perhaps more … Continue reading Karen Stephens: The Artificial Horizon
Brisbane-based artist Emma Lindsay has made a solid career out of documenting the damage wrecked by people on the natural world. Often it makes for confronting work, as she presents the numerous species now extinct or endangered due to climate … Continue reading Emma Lindsay & the Great Barrier Reef | Anthropocene Project
At first glance, Belem Lett’s paintings appear like highly sophisticated versions of Rorschach ink blots. It’s only on closer inspection the you notice the tiny inconsistencies between the two halves, indicating the works aren’t resultant of folding the image over … Continue reading Belem Lett at Sydney Contemporary
From the long sandy beaches of Western Australia, to the mangroves and saltmarshes of Arnhem Land, Australians have a profound connection to the coast. For many, it beckons us with the promise of salt spray and beach cricket, and zinc … Continue reading Coast at Edwina Corlette Gallery
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