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8 - 26 August 2007 @ Watt Space

Dr. Angela Philp, Lecturer in Fine Art Theory at the University of Newcastle, will open the shows on Thursday 9 August at 6.30pm.

The Loading Dock

Drawn from Nature

SARAH FALZON, NICOLE MALONEY, OLIVIA PARSONAGE,
MARC THUMM, RIONA TINDAL

curated by Olivia Parsonage and Sarah Falzon

mixed media

Drawn From Nature is a collection of works by five friends studying Natural History Illustration. Each exhibiting artist brings their own unique interpretation of the natural world and does this through varied media. This exhibition provides us with the opportunity to impart our own personal ways of representing the natural world with out being tied to a particular discipline. Sarah Falzon

L - R Olivia Parsonage Barnacles (detail) fabric, thread, paint, found natural objects, Nicole Maloney Ocean Grasses (detail) dye and thread on silk scarf, Sarah Falzon Feather's Raven pen on paper

L - R Riona Tindal Banksia's old seed pod (detail) coloured pencil on paper

The Long Room and The Pit

Like a Virgin

HUGH DOYLE, DAN LOVEGROVE, JESSANY TROTTER, ERIN WOODGATE

painting, photography, printmaking

Four young artists are here to demonstrate to you what it is like to be human, and at that, a little lost. As first time exhibitors at Watt Space, they describe themselves as virgins. Emerging from behind the easel and into the big wide world, they present “Like a Virgin.” Through gesture style drawings and paintings, Hugh Doyle explores the emotions and faces of those who surround him everyday. Dan Lovegrove explores his identity as an artist through mixed media printmaking: wood cut, perspex and lino. The many mediums represent the many faceted aspects of himself and the big questions in life yet to be answered. Jessany Trotter illustrates a wild, temperate planet Earth at the birth of time and creation. Her series “Red Planet” depicts the forming of gasses, atmosphere, life and a new planet establishing orbit. A little something to break the winter chill. Erin Woodgate documents the on-going drama of the dance floor: The sights, the fights, the lights, break-ups, get-togethers, new found love and friendships. Not everything on the dance floor glitters like a mirror ball. It’s dynasty with a disco ball. Hugh Doyle, Dan Lovegrove, Jessany Trotter and Erin Woodgate

L - R Erin Woodgate Lovers in the spotlight colour photograph, Dan Lovegrove Self Portrait monoprint

L - R Hugh Doyle she'll be alright (detail) oil on canvas, Jessany Trotter Heatscape 6 acrylic on canvas

The Locker Room

Retro‑passage

SIMONE SHERIDAN

photomedia

Step back, can you remember? What can you see? Is what you see, someone else's vision? What really belongs to you? Has it been done before? Memories from a dissipated past, envisioned by the future. Simone Sheridan

L - R Simone Sheridan Inspiration for Baths Study colour slide film circa 1950 scanned and printed digitally; On the Horizon (detail) etching; Sections of Bath Study : Part II & III (detail) etching

The Hoist

Incidental Interaction

ROBIN SKERLY

painting

My art essentially combines both abstract figurative and landscape. They integrate in harmony on an abstract level and aesthetically the multi layers enhance the textual evolution. Robin Skerly

L - R Robin Skerly Incidental Interactions 5 (detail) acrylic on canvas; Incidental Interactions 2 acrylic on canvas; Incidental Interactions 3 acrylic on canvas

The Media Space

I Recall

SHARYN WALKER

installation

I have been questioning memory and recollection for several years, since a statement from a family member led to an emotional and physical estrangement. Remembering seems to be a process of selection and using that selection to move forward, positively or negatively. What I remember, subconsciously or not, reflects my personality and shapes my life. Or maybe my personality dictates what I choose to remember. In this exhibition I Recall I explore childhood memories and recent recollections and have created Art Objects recalling A Dream, A Face and A Fragmented Memory Collection. Sharyn Walker

L - R Sharyn Walker Memory Scrolls(detail) handmade paper, ink, thread in perspex boxes; Estranged : last night i had a dream (detail) printed book; Your face (detail) kewpie doll, paper, cotton in perspex box

Exhibition 10.07