SECRET GARDEN GROUP EXHIBITIONA study and appreciation of plants in contemporary art, design and cr
SECRET GARDEN GROUP EXHIBITIONA study and appreciation of plants in contemporary art, design and craft Opening: 1st October 6 - 9 PMLocation: Schoolhouse Studios, 81 Rupert Street, Collingwood, VIC 3067Exhibition dates and venues:October 1 - 18 at Schoolhouse Studios, Nov 1 - 30 at Southbank Library at Boyd Curated by: Sophia Cai and Caitlin ShearerArtists: Elizabeth Barnett, Aaron Billings, Georgia Blackie, Evie Cahir, Amanda Dziedzic, Ebony Eden, Sandra Eterovic, Luci Everett, Aimee Fitzgerald, Victoria Garcia, Tessy King, Eloise Maree, Sarah McNeil, Adriana Picker, Cat Rabbit, Edith Rewa, Jessilla Rogers, Ashley Ronning, Rosaleen Ryan, Caitlin Shearer, Julia Trybala, Maddy Young, Emma WeisenekkerSecret Garden is a group show based on a study and appreciation of plants. Co-curated by Caitlin Shearer, an artist from Sydney and Sophia Cai, a curator from Melbourne, the exhibition will bring together more than 20 Australian artists and designers. This exhibition examines the power of plants and all things botanical as a source of artistic inspiration, as represented through a broad range of artistic mediums including painting, drawing, photography, soft sculpture, glass, printmaking, zines and textiles. Although plants are the unifying theme, the works in this exhibition explore different aspects of the personal relationship between humans and plants - whether that is one based on beauty, commemoration, memory, awe or companionship. Each artist’s personal experience and interpretation of plants fuels the distinctive imagery for their works. The focus on plants brings up connotations of intimacy, vulnerability, resilience and growth. In a world of noise and clamour, the silence of plants offers a powerful remedy of respite and calm. -- source link
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