Love The Way You Make Art / Reoccurring Sentiments / Bassounds

22 September – 9 October : Incorporating Circuit.

Love The Way You Make Art – Kez Hughes
So I walk into a gallery and I see the work I want to live with for the rest of my life, (or for the next five years).

How good would it be if every time you saw a piece of art you wanted you could buy it??  Sold.  Mine.  Sometimes I wonder about how it would be having lots of money.  I know I would spend my abundant funds on buying art just because that’s what I know the most about.  Lots of times I go to openings, (more often than not) and want to buy what I see. I can’t, so I am  D.I.Y-ing what I want.  What is it that I’m doing then?  Painting the stuff I want?.  Autonomous agrandising through association. ?  Who cares?  This time I want that great group shot of DAMP taken circa 2003 and published in Art Collector Magazine in 2004.  It is called, “Zombie Debutant”.  If you have seen it you will know how good it is.  How good is that photo?  Anyway,  I painted it.

Re-occurring sentiments – Hamish Carr
Re-occurring sentiments is an exhibition of new work by Melbourne artist Hamish Carr. Utilising painting and drawing, he presents a compelling visualisation of the contemporary landscape one that incorporates current notions of anxiety and continual movement.

Central to themes underlying this body of work is the application of medium.  The meticulous and somewhat neurotic rendering of permanent marker and acrylic paint suggests a digitised landscape. And, reflecting the concerns of the contemporary era the incessant drawing process infers and environment of fluidity and incessant movement.

The architectural sized works exhibited in Re-occurring Sentiments combine to make one continuous landscape. This surrounds the audience demanding they physically interact, steeping both towards and away from each work.  This interaction heightens perception as distant viewing promotes perspective and detail; close inspection reveals an infinite array of intricate drawing reiterating an anxiety inherent in the work.

Awarded the National Gallery Women’s Association Postgraduate Encouragement Award in 2007, shortlisted for the R & M McGivern art prize in 2006, and the Fletcher Jones Art Prize in 2004 and 2008 Hamish Carr’s work is attracting attention.

Bassounds – Jonathan Heilbron
Bassounds is an exploration in the fluctuating energies that can coexist within a relatively small space.  Cause and effect become blurred, as improvisational sound metamorphoses into composed material, all the while being enhanced by the comparatively static light projections onto the walls. These elements combine to create a work that has a life and energy of its own whilst still remaining an immersive sonic enclosure. The sole sound source heard in the work is the Double Bass, highlighting the surprising versatility of the instrument.

Bassounds can be separated into several parts or ‘episodes’, each drawing from one or more of the natural timbres achievable on the instrument. Four separate sound sources can be heard, all stemming from a single improvisation. This results in combined, dense textures and complex interrelationships. The light acts as a constant energy source amongst the morphing sonic landscape, and casts a fragmented shadow onto the walls of the space. This light enhances the feeling of enclosure, as the ebbing improvisations develop around the viewer.

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Update: Here are some videos of the performance.

Part 1.

Part2.

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Special Event: Circuit

Circuit is a new interactive artwork that showcases Victoria’s extraordinary community of independent galleries and artist run spaces.

Created by renowned Australian artist Matthew Gingold, and featuring sculptural elements by Nicole Breedon and bIld Architects this exciting work uses new technologies to link each gallery space via the internet.

Inside each gallery is a handmade Circuit unit with a high tech interior of the latest technologies.  As you view the work, specially designed face recognition software will snap an instant photograph of you, projecting your image into the artwork – and eight other Circuit venues across the state.

While visiting Circuit you can also check out the intriguing visual arts programs as curated by each gallery, featuring some of Australia’s most exciting emerging and established artists.