2007 WOOLLAHRA SMALL SCULPTURE PRIZE - 536 New South Head Rd, Double Bay - 20-28 October 2007

I was a finalist in the 2007 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize with 'Folded Cube' - a cube constructed of small coloured origami cubes.

'Folded Cube', paper, PVA glue, 35cm x 35cm x 35cm, 2007

And I got a mention in the local 'Southern Courier'...

PRECISE IMPERFECTION - Factory 49, 49 Shepherd st, Marrickville - 2007

'Imprecise Imperfection' was my second show at Factory 49.  I exhibited 3 large square paintings - 'Yellow Square', 'Red Square' and 'Blue Square' - each painting consisting of 4 panels; and small prototypes of 'Circle' paintings that I had planned. 

The title referred to the 'regular irregularity' that occurs when a small stencil is repeated over a large surface.  The grid loses its position and has to be constantly corrected, and oil paint bleeds and overlaps edges.

'Yellow Square', oil on canvas, 202cm x 202cm (4 panels), 2006

'Red Square', oil on canvas, 202cm x 202cm (4 panels), 2007

'Blue Square', oil on canvas, 202cm x 202cm (4 panels), 2007

'Yellow Circle Prototype', oil on canvas, 35cm x 35cm, 2007 

'Red Circle Prototype', oil on canvas, 35cm x 35cm, 2007 

'Blue Circle Prototype', oil on canvas, 35cm x 35cm, 2007 

'Coloured Circle Prototype', oil on canvas, 35cm x 35cm, 2007   

MAKING AND BREAKING PATTERN - Carnegie Gallery, 16 Argyle St, Hobart - 28 June-5 August 2007

'Making & Breaking Pattern' was curated by Judith Duquemin as an extension of the 'Fabrication' show that she had curated at The Tin Sheds in Sydney.  This exhibition involved Elizabeth Day, Judith Duquemin, Shaun Morrow, Giles Ryder, Justin Trendall and myself.

From the invitation - 'Through a breaking of the convention of pattern-making the conceptual realm of the artists' intention is revealed.  Pattern becomes a vehicle for expressing variation as opposed to the more mechanical functions of pattern-making: repetition, symmetry, balance and rhythm.'

'Wooden Cubes Yellow', oil on MDF, 54cm x 55cm, 2007

foreground: 'Crocheted Cubes x 27', woolen & acrylic yarn, fabric, foam, 200cm x 200cm, 2006
middle: 'Crocheted Cube 2', woolen & acrylic yarn, fabric, foam, 47cm x 47cm x 47cm, 2006

'Crocheted Cube 2', woolen & acrylic yarn, fabric, foam, 47cm x 47cm x 47cm, 2006

'Square Painting Yellow & Red', oil on canvas (8 pieces), 200cm x 400cm, 2006/7

'Square Painting Yellow & Red', oil on canvas (8 pieces), 200cm x 400cm, 2006/7

All exhibition images courtesy of Judith Duquemin.

SPACE BLUE SPACE - Outside Wall Work, Factory 49, 49 Shepherd St, Marrickville - 2007

As well as the regular inside showroom, Factory 49 also has an outside wall area under the stairwell in the car park that is on show 24 hours a day.  The work is in place for approximately 3 months, then the next artist installs a new piece.  The artist can use any part of the wall that is painted white - I chose to only use the large rectangle.  

My piece was called 'Space Blue Space' as it was based on a house paint colour called 'Space Blue'.  I divided the rectangle into a 4 x 4 grid - the first space (top right) used straight 'Space Blue', the next space mixed half blue, half white - this was continued until all the spaces were filled and each dilution was positioned as far as possible from the previous...