Exhibition

little sculptures

I got to thinking about Howard Moon's gothic phase and how it summed up some stuff.

 wall street....

war.

Konica Minolta Redlands Art Prize

I currently have a sculpture at the National Art School Gallery for the Redlands Art Prize. The exhibition runs until the 15th May. There are some particularly nice works by Sarah Contos, Mia Salsjo, Tully Arnot and Sam Harrison.

www.art-almanac.com.au
www.redlands.nsw.edu.au

'My darling, you are just like America.
You're guilty. I apologise.'
woollen army blankets, wooden crutches.

Also I turned it into a gif.

tarbaby and the funcooker.....

"Girls don't like small tanks MK3" installed

Here are some photos from the install of the show, on until the 31st July....

"Cronulla", wool, approx 90x120cm.

"Greek Chorus", woodcut on japanese paper, cardboard, brass pins dimensions variable.

"Greek Chorus" (detail)

"Ruined" by Tom Bonin, ink on paper, 120x250cm.

"Shine On", astroturf, knitting needles, dimensions variable.

"Shine On" (detail)

"Shine On" (detail)

"Girls don't like small tanks", wool, chickpeas, chalk, oil on board, dimensions variable.

"Girls don't like small tanks" (detail)

"Girls don't like small tanks" (detail)

Girls don't like small tanks MK3

I will be exhibiting new work at Platform gallery which is in the Degraves Street Subway next to Flinders Street Station. Other artists concurrently exhibiting include Abby Storey, photographer, and Victoria Lees, with her installation "fixity' (check out Victoria's blog on the links at the right). The exhibition opens 9th July at 6pm, and runs until the 31st. Check out www.platform.org.au for more info about the space.



Remember when a mother’s love was enough to keep you safe at night? In an attempt to re-arm the military for less collateral damage I have made the soft shelled tank. These saggy, ineffectual toy tanks gently mock the authority of the military world. I have created the hackytank, a crocheted chariot of war that fits into the palm of your hand and can be kicked around anytime you feel the urge, (it is filled with chickpeas, so could also be boiled and eaten on the battlefield). This is my contribution to the war machine.

'In the fold' ANCA Gallery, ACT, 2008

"Trojan" 2007, wool and steel

'Swans and Ammo', Utopian Slumps, Melbourne, 2007

views of the exhibition

Swans and Ammo continued

"Girls Don't Like Small Tanks, MK2" installation view, ("Perimeter 2" in background)

"hackytanks" at the opposite end of the gallery. Paintings by Amber Wallis

"hackytanks" installation detail

"hornet" wool, thread, nylon stuffing

"hotchkiss" polyester, thread, nylon stuffing

Swans and Ammo continued

"flying elephant" wool, nylon stuffing, suitcase trolley

installation view

drawings by Amber Wallis (see link)

drawings by Amber Wallis (see link)

Utopian Slumps

"Swans and Ammo" with Amber Wallis at 'Utopian Slumps', 5/25 Easey Street, Collingwood, Melbourne, 27th July - 19th August. Opens 6pm Friday 27th July. utopianslumps.org

'Girls Don't Like Small Tanks', CCAS, ACT, 2006

'Two heads' oil, wax, sand, conte on canvas, 120x170cm. Photo B.Finn

'ATAT' ash, acrylic, enamel, conte on canvas, 130x170cm. Photo B.Finn


'Impossible Planet' oil, wax, graphite, conte on canvas, approx 180x220cm. Photo B.Finn

'White Target' oil, wax, graphite on canvas, approx 90x160cm