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5 – 21 March 2009 |
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Possible Scenarios?
Four of our famously local artists, David Boyle, Roger Morris, Ray Ritchie and Val Sutherland present us with an education about the other side of the story - the underdog’s point of view. These artists have put their own spin on some of the woes in the world – turning a distressing situation into catalyst for work. What unfolds in this exhibition may well be very real Possible Scenarios…. |
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1917: From Russia with Boyle
David Boyle
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It’s hard to keep a good man down, and David Boyle is no exception. There’s been little wallowing in the “loss of beloved Helen”, and instead, a body of new sculptures -The Pourings- has emerged. 1917: From Russia with Boyle brings us an amusing feast of new paintings, bolted books and now sculptures - all emphasising a tale of romance and triumph.
In true Boyle style, we see more enthusiasm pertaining to women and motorcycles - both of which he says, are always out of his grasp due to a miasma of poverty and infatuation!
“I wish to compare the tumultuous, political and economic times then, with the contemporary. Once again the world is undergoing great challenges as history struggles with massive dynamics and change. Now as then we must acknowledge, though times are tempestuous, there is always romance, passion and beauty”. |
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See Nothing
Roger Morris
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Roger Morris is an artist who feels strongly attuned to the global circumstances in our world and he’s interested in facilitating discussion about societal issues he feels need to be questioned.
See Nothing is an exhibition which continues to unpack the themes set off by the 9/11 bombings and the disastrous subsequent world events. Caught up in the midst of this volatile world/era/time, is a lone figure – both an image of beauty and a vehicle for emotion - its fragility contrasting greatly within its hard environment. This harmony / catastrophe dichotomy is the world Morris lives in.
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The New Species
Ray Ritchie
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“Down with the System!” leads Ray Ritchie’s New Species. Ray makes art works because he wants to, when he wants to and how he wants to – with what’s available.
“I often come home from walking the dog, carrying bits of wood, or other things people have left on the footpath. Old kitchen equipment, discarded odds and ends, golf balls, wire, old gloves, dustbin lids, driftwood, electrical connections etc. All find their way into some sort of creation sooner or later. It’s quite true what they say: ‘One person’s junk is another’s treasure’. Mind you, it drives my wife mad sometimes, so I’ve learnt to be choosier lately.”
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Wide of the Mark
Val Sutherland
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Wide of the Mark comes to ROAR! gallery via a “year from hell” for artist Val Sutherland. Mother to nine by day, and wild creator of papier mache folk at night, Val has been “delving into the realm of my imagination in an attempt to try and escape the outside world.”
Val, who’s never had any formal training, explains that every technique that she uses comes solely from experimenting with textures, colours and social situations. “I like to, as the exhibition suggests, portray scenarios that are wide of the mark.”
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