quarARTine #1
One of the first casualties of Australia’s ban on gatherings over 500 people was The Other Art Fair, due to be held 19-22 March in Sydney, and 21-24 May in Melbourne. [...]
abstract art
Helle Cook: Community of Light
It is hard for Australians to appreciate the precious commodity daylight can be. Being almost permanently sun-drenched across the continent, it’s easy to take our weather [...]
Bridie Gillman: Wide Eyed
Reminiscent of the early 20thcentury action painters, Bridie Gillman’s mark making is an intuitive response to the memories and emotions evoked from her cross-cultural [...]
Belem Lett at Sydney Contemporary
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 [...]
Fran O’Neill’s Next Move
First, it’s the capture of light that draws your attention, refracted across the canvas like rippled water in a creek. Then it’s the way colour and movement wrestle in [...]
Gabrielle Jones at Gallery Grefti, Italy
Blue Mountains-based artist Gabrielle Jones is currently enjoying two things I’m envious of: an Italian summer, and the very warm reception of her work at a solo [...]
Helle Cook – Notion of Home
What defines the notion of home? This is what Danish-born, Brisbane-based artist Helle Cook investigates in her painting practice. A recent graduate of Queensland College of [...]
In the Balance – Kimberly Rowe and Paul Owen Weiner at TW Fine Art
In TW Fine Art’s first exhibition for 2017, it’s easy to talk about the contrasting practices of two very different artists. In The Balance, a joint show with American [...]
Christian Flynn: Within the realm of a dying sun…
I bloody love an artist who can cut through the bullshit in an industry that is so predisposed to bullshit and present complex theories in a way that even a muppet like me [...]
Sue Beyer, guiding force
Melbourne-based artist Sue Beyer is no stranger to Queensland audiences, with her public artworks adorning buildings in Brisbane and Ipswich. An alumni of the Queensland [...]
