This is a little bit of a last minute/ post exhibition post about Marija Patterson's beautiful works that were in Re-invent, Re-interpret, Re-make. Her delicate apples are crocheted using thread made from plastic bags. In fact, nearly all of the materials that she uses are carefully recycled from other materials.Marija talks about her work:My sculpture is an ongoing investigation into ideas and responses to the relationship between the environment and the human spirit and culture: about the fragility of nature and the human footprint and our need to respect and venerate what we have. In making my work I use ...
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Natalie Kosnar presents her series of mixed tape watercolour works as part of the Re-invent Re-interpret Re-make exhibition. She describes her inspiration and working method below:"As the world appears to become smaller, my artworks reflect on the thoughts of one individual. A general theme throughout my work revolves around the human condition; who we are and how we relate to others in a complex world. I regularly sway between producing digital and handmade artworks. As technology has developed I use a combination of digital and traditional techniques. ""A common process for me is to take digital photos which are then ...
Madeleine Preston lives in NSW and is currently lectures in art and design at the Whitehouse Institute of Design.Madeleine talks about her work for the exhibition:"The works for Re-invent, Re-interpret, Re-make, have at their heart an image that is itself a re-interpretation of Chinese sensibility and ceramic styling - that of the willow pattern plate.According to the V&A website, 'The legend of the Willow Pattern was invented by the English about 200 years ago to promote pottery sales." Many Australians have grown up with this pattern on dinner plates and mugs believing the story to be an ancient Chinese one. ...
Town Hall Gallery is pleased to have Jasmin Coleman exhibit as part of the Re-invent Re-interpret Re-make exhibition. Jasmin is a Queensland based artist, so for her to get her amazing series of hand cast cubes to Melbourne was quite the feat!Jasmin says about her art practice..."My hybrid art practice investigates contemporary social issues such as societal value systems, truth, beauty, illusion and change. I am interested in exploring the potential of 'ordinary' materials both through their innate physical function as tools for transformation and as metaphors to discuss broader social concerns.My 'hands on' approach to art making involves the ...
Elizabeth Nelson is a Melbourne based emerging artist. She is currently producing her first body of work for exhibition so we are pleased to have her as part of the Re-invent Re-interpret Re-make exhibition. She is inspired by her feelings and observations about the changing landscape of Melbourne.In this body of work, Elizabeth is re-making artwork from pieces of paper that are no longer serving their original purpose. These papers have been collected from old Melways, postcards, magazines and paint samples. She creates imagery of Melbourne's landscape by mixing collage with pencil, pastel, crayon and paint.Elizabeth works with ...
Next week we will be challenging traditional interpretations at Town Hall Gallery when we install Re-invent, Re-interpret, Re-make.They say that everything old is new again and that there are no new ideas, just new interpretations.This month's Town Hall Gallery exhibition, Re-invent, Re-interpret, Re-make, explores the idea of re-invention, re-interpreting old ideas into new ones and re-making materials into works of art.The seven artists taking part have either paid homage to iconic artworks and re-interpreted them in a modern way or taken traditional artisan skills and transformed them into works that will challenge how you see craft."There is a strong trend ...
Exhibition Dates: Wednesday 4 August to Saturday 28 August 2010.Deadline for EOI: Monday 29 March 2010 Town Hall Gallery is seeking expressions of interest from artists to exhibit in the Re-invent Re-interpret Re-make exhibition. This exhibition explores the idea of re-invention, re-interpreting old ideas into new ones and re-making materials into works of art. Artists selected have either paid homage to iconic artworks and re-interpreted them in a modern way of have taken traditional artisan skills and re-invented them into works that will challenge how you see arts and crafts. The lines between what is old and ...
