Despard: Todd Jenkins, Lake Pedder

IMAGE: (Top) Lake Pedder #1 2015 oil on linen 198 x 241cm $19,750.00 SOLD

Please join the artist and Bob Brown on Friday 4 December from 5:30pm
to celebrate the opening of the new series, Lake Pedder.

“This body of work has been developing for a long time, much of my research focused on the movement of Aboriginal people who inhabited the area and frequented the lake; their use of fire as a means to shape and control the environment of which is still evident today. Inspiration was also taken from the mixture of native flora, the splendid button grasses that scatter the surrounds of the lake, the tannin stained shallows, the illusive beach that lays lost beneath the water. The paintings are multi-layered reflections of Lake Pedder, they reflect the past and hopefully the future. The effect of the Hydro Electric Scheme has seen the environment change and shift in a short period of time, intertwined with centuries of Aboriginal occupation Lake Pedder is an endlessly intriguing landscape. “ Todd Jenkins 2015

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Steven Joyce Director Despard Gallery