In other news, we’ll be having an open studio at the Florence Trust, so would love to see you there.
My current work explore ideas related to memory and mark-making. More information can be found in my artist statement .

Winter Open Studios

The Florence Trust,
St Saviours,
Aberdeen Park, N5 2AR

Preview: 6 - 9pm, Friday 29th January 2010
Open: 12 - 6pm, Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st January

ARTISTS:
Maurice Citron
Erica Donovan
Nadege Druzkowski
Nisha Duggal
Robin Footitt
Anne Harild
Caroline Kha
Tamiko Kusuhara
Bo Magnus
Ute Panella
Louise Thomas

I’m looking forward to an exciting year ahead.

These are painting process shots for the Google show: Bushwhacked at Hardware Gallery.

Image from Googled Website, one of the image sources.

The title comes from an album cover from the googled website. Politics and painting can be full of ironies. After hours of staring and painting Bush’s face, I’m not sure it’s good to mix the two.

The media is a powerful tool that we can use to source information but it can also shape our ideas and our perceptions of the world, sometimes at a deep unconscious level. I realised this when I was painting Bush’s face, because I could not be completely objective about it. When I tried to paint his face objectively, there was also an equal desire to satirise and deface the image. This was the first time I felt conflicted in this way whilst painting someone’s face. I hope that some of this tension and ambivalence is expressed in the images taken during the process of making the portrait.

Bush’s image has come to symbolise many negative things: the power of war, the terror of fear and the dangers of stupidity. In that sense, he also reflects something within us as human beings. Ironically, he makes us take an honest look at ourselves and the quagmire we’re in. His face reflects and questions our own humanity and the effects of our collective decisions when fear is our counsel.

Painting process shots:

Final Image:

At the Vanishing Point
Launching Friday 3rd April 2009
6 - 10pm

565 King Street
Newtown
Thurs 10am-8pm
Fri 10am-6pm
Sat-Sun 10am-5pm

Hardware Gallery
Launching Saturday 4th April 2009,
3 -6pm

263 Enmore Road Enmore
Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11am-5pm

view works online at Hardware.

Footprints is an exhibition that will be launched at the MCA that features young artists and designers responding to current environmental issues. Organised by Oxfam and curated by Trent Jansen. On the day of the launch we’ll be doing a “Footprints Zaishu Project” on the MCA lawn.

The hand painted ‘Footprints Zaishu’ seats/tables created at the MCA workshop will be exhibited and available for sale at Blank Space. All proceeds go to supporting Oxfam’s work helping communities find sustainable ways to overcome poverty.

So reduce your carbon footprint and come n say hello on Sunday the 22 March.

Bushwhacked! The third annual google show. Opening this sat @ Hardware: 3 - 6 pm.

Oil on canvas,
30 x 39 cm

Kicking off 2009 with a half hour slot in Action v. Action at the Asia-Australia Centre - Gallery 4A this Friday. Will be in full-view in Chinatown painting on large sheets of ricepaper. Should be interesting, nerve-racking and fun. The finished works will be hung upstairs like washing on a line.

Some of the current work of artists from day 1 can be viewed here.

Asia-Australia Arts Centre
181-187 Hay Street
Sydney Australia 2000

open
Tuesday - Saturday
11am - 6pm
Admission Free

telephone
+61 02 9212 0380