You studied Art History and Theory at College of Fine Arts (COFA), Sydney. Can you tell me about your background, how you started there and how you’ve come to be where you are today working with stone? I was that kid who played in the sandpit. I really did like making objects. It was always [...]
Opening 9 July, 2010 On This Island, Meeting and Parting: eleven prominent artists paint New Zealand opens at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery. An ARTIST PROFILE exhibition curated by Owen Craven. Until 22 August, 2010.
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An exhibition of new works by young, unrepresented artists is under construction at Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne. The gallery, usually host to some of the nation’s most respected and lauded artists, has invited a group of 6 young artists to participate in an exciting new group show. All in the throes of building their careers, curator [...]
Introduction essay from the On this Island, Meeting and Parting exhitibion catalogue. Written and curated by Owen Craven. The process of painting is not simply the application and treatment of pigment on canvas, board or paper. The process starts well before the physical stroke of a brush. It is driven often by a philosophical mindset. [...]
A great-grandmother is recording the traditions of the Kaiadilt people in northern Australia in paint. An artist, through their work, tells of their connection to something. It can be a political viewpoint, their reaction to other art forms, an expression of their state of mind, or a response to their environment—natural or otherwise. Through their [...]
Images from the installation of the exhibition at Hazelhurst Regional Art Gallery, Sydney. Photographs by Silversalt.
The 6th Asia Pacific Triennial (APT6) occupies all of the Gallery of Modern Art and key spaces within the Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, and features the work of contemporary artists from around the Asia-Pacific and beyond. This triennial is the most ambitious to date. The exhibition presents more than 160 artists from over 25 countries. [...]
Printmaking, as an art form, is often done collaboratively. Artists will tell you the importance of finding a printmaker they can trust. The same need exists for the printmaker—to respect, understand and trust the skills of the artist. Mutual appreciation and aesthetic harmony are at the basis of any collaborative creative relationship. Printmaking gives artists [...]
Annie Aitken came to being an art student later than many. Born in England, where she raised her family, Aitken moved to Australia in the mid-1990s. Beginning her visual arts studies, in her words, opened a pandora’s box, and neither her career progression nor fascination for sculpture have tapered off. Artist Profile met with Annie [...]
Calling herself a “materialist” working in the mixed mediums of drawing, with second hand furs, and high-vis glow materials, Joan Ross plays with the re-telling of history. Her frustration with inexact truths motivates her to connect with her material, using them as a means to question the prejudices she sees in contemporary Australia. Artist Profile [...]
Tasmanian based sculptor Matt Calvert works in the medium of toughened glass, creating large scale figurative silhouettes that piece together memories and objects from his personal history. His unique choice of materials, like his career, came about through chance encounters. Artist Profile discusses with Matt the evolution and expanding nature of his work. I’m interested [...]
Dani Marti works with both video and woven construction to create contemporary portraits. The portraits capture not only an individual, but their inner psyche as well as their relationship and interaction with Marti in a moment of time. Your work is predominately portraiture, albeit a less conventional form of portraiture. You create video portraits as [...]
