‘Synchronicity’
Matthew Harding sculpture
Meg Jenkins paintings
Opens this Thursday the 27th September from 6 pm
Matthew Harding is a significant sculptural artist whose work is held in major collections nationally and internationally – in Tasmania most people are familiar with his work without knowing it, thousands have walked through it… the mirrored polished stainless steel entry for MONA – commissioned from Matthew for MONA, through Melbourne based architects Fender Katsalidas.
Matthew’s art has been exhibited widely in exhibitions in Australia, London, Italy, Japan, Canada and the United States. He has received numerous grants, fellowships and awards including ‘People Choice Award’ McClelland National Sculpture Survey, 2010; the ‘Helen Lempriere Scholarship’, Sculpture by the Sea, 2010; Rosalie Gascoigne Award, 2005; ‘Popular Choice Award’ for the Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award, ‘First Prize’ in the Inaugural ‘Outside’ site-specific Sculpture Symposium, Alice Springs, NT, 2001 and, in 1998, Matthew was a recipient of the Churchill Fellowship.
This will be Matthew’s first show in Tasmania- he has titled the new sculptures. ‘ Intersection ‘
Meg Jenkins is a Hobart based artist whose paintings have morphed from flesh toned figurative imagery in the late 90’s – to the present work with hard edged abstracted forms. Vibrant fluro orange, yellow and white float over matt black grounds on canvas, her work is in numerous private and corporate collections including Art Bank (8) with numerous architects and designers among her followers.
The title for her new body of work is ‘Tyburn Gallows’, many of us are familiar with the childhood nursery rhyme Oranges and lemons say the bells of St. Clement’s…The wallpaper in Meg’s bedroom as a child, was illustrated with images of 18Th c English scenes of the Tyburn Gallows, this centre for public execution was viewed as family entertainment of the day, subliminal influences of this dark nursery rhyme have permiated through Jenkins ouvre, her leaning toward ‘The Dark side’ is illustrated in a world of shadows and architectural forms that are compelling beyond their initial viewing- the collection being exhibited is titled appropriately;
‘Tyburn Gallows’
http://www.despard-gallery.com.au/sync.html
Steven Joyce
Director
Despard Gallery
15 Castray Esplanade
Hobart Tasmania Australia 7000
www.despard-gallery.com.au
ph +61 3 62238266
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Steven Joyce Director Despard Gallery
