Friday 10 October launched the opening of the New White Gallery in Little Bourke Street, Melbourne CBD. Showcasing the work from approximately one dozen artists, it was an eclectic mix of contemporary artwork from a variety of mediums, including photography, painting and printmaking.
Snapshots of the work and celebrations:
Genetic mutants hailed from a zoo of the future. Tragically most of the specimens adapted to their human-heavy environment in vastly disturbing ways and must be approached with severe caution.
Peliquirrel (calico, feathers, stuffing, pipe cleaner, eyeballs)
The Peliquirrel (Pelican Squirrel) is a medium to large aquatic bird, and a close cousin of the Phalacrocoracidae family. It can fly well but is quite lazy and prefers to only after a red bull or two. Popular in wildlife sanctuaries for its unusual mix of feathers and fur, it also boasts exceptional hearing. With a vegetarian-based diet, the Peliquirrel is often spotted in the honey-roasted nut aisle at Health Food stores or grazing on patron spillages throughout Village cinemas.
The story of a cat that disappeared for 11 years, then came back home.
“Capsule” is a bubble of personal responses by eight women in design. It is a reaction to a client driven industry and provides an interesting and vast contrast to the common commercial applications in the field of graphic design. Works cover a variety of mediums including print, textile craft, sculpture and multimedia. The exhibition collectively considers notions of place, individuality and the personal response. Expressions of perception, isolation and containment are also themes present in individual works.
Cat-Rabbit
Rebecca Adamczewski
Jessica Lillico
“Love is inside” stereoscopic anaglyph, projection (3 minutes)
If we consider the human body as a capsule for emotions, “Love is inside” explores the emotion of love and that it might consume and reside deep within one’s entire body, rather than existing consciously in the mind alone. Outer body images are contrasted against skeletal/X-ray images, inviting deeper observation to discover the depth of emotions evoked when love is encapsulated inside the human body.
