Image: Mike Singe, 42 Minute Carbon Capture and Storage / Oryctolagus Cuniculus Celebrates 400ppm, 2017, Impure carbon (soot) on plywood.
LITTLE GALLERY EXHIBITION FEATURES MIKE SINGE
Carbon Capture and Storage / Celebrating 400ppm
Mike Singe
24 February – 15 April 2018
Opening Friday 23 February, 6 pm
The Devonport Regional Gallery’s Little Gallery Project Space will highlight Tasmanian artist, Mike Singe with his exhibition Carbon Capture and Storage / Celebrating 400ppm, opening Friday 23 February, 6 pm.
Celebrating 400ppm is a showcase of a small selection of works from an ongoing series of soot drawings. In a futile attempt to find a positive aspect to climate change, the exhibition features animals that are likely to benefit from a warming planet.
“Singe’s work has been developed from the research he undertook for his Masters’ degree, which he completed in 2011. He is making a direct link between climate change and the quality of the air that surrounds us all.” Said Gallery Curator Erin Wilson.
The outcome of this research was the development of a sculptures that employs energy and air as key materials in direct response to climate change. The resulting works explore the relationship between energy use and the earth’s atmosphere.
“One component of the exhibition is a series of relief plaster carvings of canaries. The depiction of canaries references the use of this bird as air monitors in the mining industry, a practice that was only completely phased out as late as in the 1990s.”
The Little Gallery Project Space is available to emerging and early career contemporary Tasmanian artists and promotes experimentation in 2D and 3D art, critical thinking and engaging concepts.
TOURED BY THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, CANBERRA
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2017
24 February – 15 April 2018
Opening Friday 23 February, 6 pm
Guest Speaker: Joanna Gilmour, Curator, National Portrait Gallery
Devonport Regional Gallery’s second exhibition for 2018 features works selected from a national field of entries, titled National Photographic Portrait Prize 2017, which opens on Friday 23 February, 6 pm.
In its annual mix of drama, tenderness, banality, gravity and zaniness the National Photographic Portrait Prize expresses Australia in its vigorous variety. This exhibition is comprised of a selection of works reflecting the distinctive vision of aspiring and professional Australian portrait photographers.
Most years, there is variety of portraits styles is ranging from the photographs where the subject poses against a plain backdrop to images seething with details that reinforces the story of the sitter. Other photographs give sense of place by portraying a subject in a location in which they live or work.
The winner of the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2017, was Gary Grealy for his portrait Richard Morecroft and Alison Mackay.
Grealy believes his portrait of Morecroft and Mackay is reflective of his inspiration to pursue the field of portrait photography: “When I began making portraits of artists in the 90s, the thrill of entering the domain of creativity filled me with excitement, and I must admit a little envy at the talent I saw.
“I began making portraits of artists for no other reason than the love of art. The National Photographic Portrait Prize gave me a purpose to continue to make portraits of artists, gallery directors and philanthropists, and as a result my portraits have been exhibited eight times in the ten-year history of the prize.”
For the first time ever, the Portrait Gallery awarded two finalists the title of Highly Commended: John Benavente for his portrait titled Renaissance Rose, and Brett Canet-Gibson for his portrait Mastura.
Artists: Alana Holmberg, Alex Frayne, Anu Kumar, Brett Canet-Gibson, Brian Cassey, Charlie White, Chase Middleton, Cherine Fahd, Chris Budgeon, Chrissie Hall, Christopher Pearce, CJ Taylor, Daniel Sponiar, David Knight, David Darcy, Elke Meitzel, Fiona Morris, Gary Grealy, Gino Zardo, Greg Nelson, Ingvar Kenne, Jo Cripps, John Benavente, John McCrae, Jon Reid, Joseph Brennan, Kellie Leczinska (Robertson), Lyndal Irons, Loyd Harvey, Mark Stanjo, Millie Brown, Natalie Ord, Nic Duncan, Nic Walker, Noah Thompson, Patrick Boland, Peter McConchie, Philip Myers, Robyn MacRae, Spencer Harvey, Steve Wise, Steven Lloyd, Terry Hartin, Tobias Titz, Tristan Still & Zelko Nedic.
This exhibition is supported by the National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program, an Australian Government program aiming to improve access to the national collections for all Australians.
Devonport Regional Gallery
