Oakhill Kindergarten

In the next venture, Susana Gonzales and myself, will be creating a mural for Oakhill Kindergarten. I will also be constructing a kinetic art 'wind dancer', whilst Susana is doing a totem pole sculpture.

Some of the artwork is interactive and it will be exciting to work with the children. We plan to document it all via video.

I will post progress and pictures as it evolves.

Somewhere Beyond Here

This exhibition is my first solo exhibition.
Darebin Arts & Entertainment Centre
Gallery Space
Cnr. St. Georges Road & Bell Street,
Preston.

Exhibition Dates for 2011

2nd June - 20th June
"Moments In Time"
Group Exhibition with "Thou Art Mum"
Eltham Library

18th July- 8th August
"Somewhere Beyond Here"
Solo Exhibition
Darebin Art Gallery

2nd November - 27th November
"Tribute"
Group Exhibition with "Thou Art Mum"
Montsalvat

9th November - 27th November
"Hatch"
Group Exhibition with " 2year NMIT"
69 Smith Street Gallery

Next Project

Susana Gonzales and I, will be working at a Kindergarten in Reservoir. First up will be a 10 meter wall mural. Then a sculpture and followed by signage at the entrance. It will keep us very busy. There goes any spare time.

Photos from Eltham Exhibition

I am still buzzing! The opening was amazing. Here are some photos.

Catch My Drift

Catch My Drift is an internal exploration in an external form.

Like everyone, I am a complex, multi-dimensional person, influenced by the past and changing in various ways over time. At times this can seem a fragmented, perhaps destructive process, at other times a more integrated, positive one. The body of work is an exploration of this in visual form.

In creating Catch My Drift I drew together my strong interest in surrealism and great attachment to the work of James Gleeson, with the tradition of the self-portrait. This approach was a new and challenging one to me, and deliberately so. My intent, which was fulfilled, was that the challenge of the process would enable me to make some deeper realisations about myself.

Throughout the series I have used three recurring personal symbols. The fish makes reference to my Catholic upbringing. The cog makes reference to time, and thus an inherent process of movement and change. The net signifies the way that I often feel my life has been stopped or paused by circumstances beyond my control, just as a fish can get caught in a net.

This mixed media series also pushed me in another way, being the first time I have worked on such a large scale.

Darebin Art Centre Gallery Exhibition

I will be exhibiting at the Darebin Arts & Entertainment Centre Gallery. This will be my first solo exhibition.

Exhibition runs from 18th July 2011 to the 8th August 2011
Darebin Arts & Entertainment Centre
Cnr St. Georges Road & Bell Street, Preston