New Work PROJECTS
untitled (blue/black) 2019
collage, gouache, watercolour, ink on hahnmüle paper
500 x 500 mm
untitled (silver) 2018
collage, repurposed prints and drawings
etching, aquatint, pencil, watercolour, gouache, ink, charcoal
706 x 715 mm
windflower 2019
collage, watercolour, gouache, acrylic, ink, pigment on magnani paper
740 x 704 mm
grid drawing (prussian blue) 2018
oil, pigment, pencil on japanese hoop pine
301 x 226 mm
untitled 2019
collage, watercolour, gouache, ink, charcoal, acrylic on paper
850 x 704 mm
Five Walls Gallery, Melbourne May 2019
New Work is a selection of non-representational drawing and collage from an ongoing series that uses the act of making and drawing as a meditative process. It continues my investigation of materials including paper, fabric, charcoal, ink, pencil and paint. Whilst essentially abstract, the work evokes the landscape: the sky and the sea, plant forms, light and shadows.
Exploring line, surface texture, pattern and repetition, grids emerge and dissolve. Viewed from a distance the works appear minimal and geometric; there is a sense of stillness, quiet and serenity. Closer inspection reveals heavily detailed fragments of delicate line, muted hues, subtle markings and a depth of materiality that divulges the laborious physical processes and repetition experienced during making. Each collage work is patiently created over a period of many weeks, composed of repurposed drawings and etchings.