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WATT SPACE
 

WEDNESDAY 21 NOVEMBER - SUNDAY 9 DECEMBER

Joe Eisenberg, Cultural Director, Maitland Regional Art Gallery, will open the exhibitions on Thursday 22 November at 6.30pm.

 

 

 

The Loading Dock

Climate Change / Maitland

PHYLLIS ARMSTRONG

painting

For a long time it has been thought that man may be destroying the planet by burning fossil fuels and releasing poisonous gases into the atmosphere causing a barrier so that heat from the sun cannot escape. Recently scientists have come to the conclusion that, if this continues, by the end of the century world temperatures could rise by 1.7-4.0 degrees Celsius, ice caps would melt and sea levels would rise 28-50 centimetres causing many Pacific islands to sink below the sea, as well as the flooding of coastal world cities. Parts of Western Maitland were under the sea millions of years ago. This has been proven by the evidence of marine fossils which are still in plentiful supply in the Farley area where I live. My paintings are imaginative interpretations of how Maitland could look in the future should the above predictions come true.Phyllis Armstrong

 

 

 

 

Phyllis Armstrong Constant Warm Climatic Conditions/St Paul's Maitland, Another Sunny Day/Maitland Post Office (detail), An extra cold front /Town Hall Cafe (detail)  all oil on canvas

 

 

 


The Long Room and the Hoist

from collage

Group showcurated byJohn Cacic, Luke Johnston, Sara Martin, Julie Pavlou Kirri and   Leanne Schubert

Steven Allison, Jessica Border, Michael Brind, John Cacic, Danielle Carbery,
Ashleigh Chappell, William Farrow, Kristen Favot, Deborah Hannon, Grant Hunter, Luke Johnston, Maxine Mackenzie, Sara Martin, Scott McGrevy,
Meaghan Meredith, Julie Pavlou Kirri, Zrinka Podravac,
Mario Rufo, Leanne Schubert, Genevieve Tyrrell.

The works in this exhibition were produced in response to a 2nd year 2D Painting and Drawing class brief laid out by lecturer and artist, Lee Zaunders, entitled ‘Collage as Inspiration’. Lee provided two themes ‘organic’ and ‘mechanical’ to which students could respond whilst providing generous conceptual and artistic interpretative latitude. All the works take collage as a point of departure, however, this starting point is perhaps the sole concern that links this collection of works.  Each artist has inflected the exploration of collage as stimulus in their own particular way with some placing emphasis on abstract or intuitive composition, others on mixed media experimentation whilst others have used concept or theme to map the boundaries of their experimentation. 

                                                                         

 

 

 

 


Genevieve Tyrell  Skin Collage 3 (detail) mixed media; Luke Johnston Cystica (detail) mixed media; Maxine MacKenzie From Organic 1 (detail) mixed media

 

 

 

 

John Cacic Download Interrupted (detail) mixed media; Leanne SchubertPanic (detail) mixed media

 

 

 

 

     

Michael Brind Mechanistic 1(detail)paper and enamel on board; Julie Pavlou Kirri Working Dog (selected traits)(detail) acrylic and charcoal on board

 

 

The Locker Room

raw raw

VANESSA TURTON

Installation - found objects/soft sculpture

This installation is the culmination of several earlier works which respond to a contemporary issue many women face today‑ in vitro fertilisation. Statistically and realistically, the high percentages of IVF non‑conception that many couples face are lost amongst the joyous success stories. Many women and couples are left to deal with their grief in a vacuum as society is not adept at dealing with loss. This is my response to such a loss.  Vanessa Turton

 

 

 

 

 

Vanessa Turton  raw raw   details of installation:  found objects, dog toys, hand made stuffed cloth bones and toy dog, sound track

 

 

 

 

 The Pit

GOLD

LUCAS GROGAN

2D

People asked; “Was I was scared? Frightened even?” They were nervous about how my previous Watt Space show WHITE would be received. They asked if I had any feedback from the indigenous community. I said no. The sense of danger and threat in my own work was unexpectedly translated into the broader “white” art community. The subsequent discourse revealed their suspicion, apprehension, even surprisingly, contempt for indigenous art on a whole. I am taken aback by this surprising phenomenon. I see in indigenous art unparalleled confidence, mark making second to none and lines that make me curl my toes. Lucas Grogan    

 

 

 

 

 

Lucas Grogan ANTIDREAMIN (detail), ANTIDREAMIN, ANTITIN (detail from series) all white and gold enamel on black gloss coated tin

 

 

The Media Space

Slow Down

WHITNEY ROBERTS

photography

As creatures of habit, one can often find themselves so caught up in their day to day rush from point A to B that small changes in their surroundings go unnoticed.  Slow down takes a close look at the insect world when Spring rolls around. Whitney Roberts

 

 

 

 

 


Whitney Roberts Unexpected Landing (detail), Asking Questions (detail), Facing Fear (detail)  all colour photography