An exhibition of Avital Sheffers hand-built ceramic art resonates the atmosphere of a sacred space. Spot lit, and standing on their plinths of varying heights, it is…
With the cadence of poetry, Peter Smets persuades us that the contemporary world of industry and technology holds infinite resources of undiscovered beauty. He plays the role of…
Robert Ryan’s new series of works on canvas and paper explore the delicate nature of balance in life, ecology and the creative process itself. The paintings refer to no specific place or time but rather, relate an individual’s relationship to the environment – be it natural or otherwise. Akin to a map of intricate poetic notations, Ryan employs the physical exterior to express aspects of his own interiority.
What strikes one first about Simon Collins’ works is the utter confidence of his painterly approach. It is a quality that has earned him considerable attention with the inclusion of paintings into some of the nation’s most prestigious art prizes. This new series again expresses the importance a sense of place has for him.
Anthea Polson Art in conjunction with the Queensland Festival of Photography presents a survey exhibition of photographic artworks by multi-award winning Samantha Everton. It is an opportunity to view a selection of the Melbourne-based artists critically acclaimed Marionettes,Vintage Dolls, Childhood Fears and more recent Wolf series.
Thoreau’s words, “Know your own bone; gnaw it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still” inform Carolyn V Watson’s conceptualisation and absolute rigour of process in producing “intimately veiled” paintings and “scorched raw” sculptural…
Although the Blue to Red paintings contain three distinct bodies of work, the underlying theme is the individuals relationship to the environment – the finding of connections between human experience and the rich, metaphorical resonances of the natural world.
The physical structures within which we live and work possess functional and symbolic qualities, and usually an interweaving of both. Robyn Sweaney confesses other people’s houses have always fascinated her
In a pageant of shimmering colour, Nick Howson chronicles the fabled events of times past and present. Many of the works reference memories of a journey he made through ancient lands and the art treasures encountered there. The awe and inspiration
There has always been something unsettling and yet strangely familiar about Samantha Everton’s imagery. It lures us in and holds us spellbound as we ponder the source of our curious fascination. Anthea Polson Art is indeed privileged to host the national launch of Marionettes, Everton’s latest series of photographic art…Marionettes extends her visual exploration of interior states of being, but here the focus has shifted from that of the child’s, to ‘grown-up’ issues of isolation and loss of control under the pressures of daily life.
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