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WATT SPACE

2 - 20 APRIL 2008

Exhibitions opened at 7pm on Thursday 3 April by Newcastle poet Ivy Ireland who read poems that she had created in response to each exhibition


 

Looking West
ROBERT COOPER 

painting

The paintings in this exhibition entitled "Looking West" were inspired by the feel and textures of the rich red earth, the sounds and images of the enormous sky and the memories of driving across Australia through the Flinders Ranges and the Western Desert Flats.  Robert Cooper

 

 

     

Robert Cooper Untitled 2 oil on canvas, Mountain Range No 1 oil on canvas, Mountain Range No 3 oil on canvas

 

The Wailing Wall

CHRISTINE HARVISON 
TREVOR HORSNELL 
ANNEMARIE MURLAND 
KAREN ROBINSON SMITH 
ANGELA POOLE WILEY

collaboration

This collaborative installation is representative of the individual aesthetic of the five artists involved. Each of us bring an important part of the self, translated from our own social history and represented in the individually worked panels that combine to form a compelling narrative.  Within this work there are representations of innocence juxtaposed to revelations of personal or familial abuse, angst, heartbreak and pain. There are indications of each artists struggle with the aspects and contradictions of expression involving interpretations of beauty and the sublime. Light and transparency, tactile and veiled, the pieces blend with the darkened roofline and pool in the light on the floor.  Each component delivers an individual message and allows each viewer their own individual response.  Veils of secrecy are like curtains made to prevent the world from seeing in, only to hide the secrets that may never be or want to be aired. All five artists reach into the past creating contemporary reflections.

The exhibitors could not pass this moment in time without reflecting on and giving a vote of thanks to Anka Smiley. Her work, her passion and commitment were the catalyst that drew this group together and even as we moved beyond her concepts and iconography we recognised her contribution.  Trevor Horsnell

 

 

 

 

Christine Harvison Absence (detail) sepia oil wash on cotton with tulle veiling; Unison (detail) sepia oil wash on cotton with tulle veiling

 

 

 

Trevor Horsnell Roots (detail) black plastic, coloured pellon, jute twine, pva, hessian, charcoal and milliner's mesh;
Daydream too (detail) ink and charcoal on pellon

 

 

 

 

Annemarie Murland Roots (detail) black plastic, coloured pellon, jute twine, pva, hessian, charcoal and milliner's mesh; Daydream too (detail) ink and charcoal on pellon

 

 

 

 

Karen Robinson Smith Night Terrors (detail) woollen blanket, baby's blanket, pillow case and cotton;  
Running with scissors  (detail) sewing pattern peices and pins

 

 

 

 

Angela Poole Wiley Up in smoke (detail) second hand curtainbs, match stick, bamboo;  
Dress-ups/Downs (detail) second hand materials including ties, netting, tulle, ribbons, clothing, plastic, blankets

 

 

 

 

Mundanity  
SEAN ROCHE

photography

With an emphasis on the mundane and insignificant, Mundanity documents and explores the city's overlooked streets and objects.  Through photographic works, these ‘unremarkable’ scenes are placed in an entirely different context, one where the viewer’s eye is not only encouraged, but expected.  Sean Roche

 

 

     

 Sean Roche Comb (detail) medium format photographic print;  Bike found object: Chair found object

 

 

 

“ps I love having sailing lessons with you” 
RUTH FEENEY

collection of fibre and print works

It is better to be misread then not read at all, what good are letters in a box? I have taken letters written to me while living in Canada and deconstructed them (i.e. ruthlessly cut them up). I become the author as I piece them back together. I take things out of context. I create new contexts. The final author though I am uncertain of, and so the letters become cryptic. They describe and allude to my own experiences yet are coming from everyone else.Ruth Feeney

 

 

     
Ruth Feeney Untitled  (detail) silkscreen print on architect's trace;  String (detail)  string, paper, glue : Untitled detail of installation - pencil, paperobjects, stamps on wall

 

 

Split Personality  
REBEKAH DAVIS

photography

The conflict between good and evil…  a human’s struggle with their own morals, and their own battle with their hidden evil… everyone has a dark side…  This collection of photograph illustrates in a light and somewhat humorous way the many emotions or personalties that one individual may have. Portrayed in each photograph is the good and the evil, the happy and the sad, the outspoken and the reserved, all the facets of a personality.  Rebekah Davis


     

Rebekah Davis Untitled 2 (detail) digital print;  Untitled 3  (detail) digital print: Untitled 8  (detail) digital print