SALON REALITES NOUVELLES 2017 - Parc de Floral, Paris, France - 15 to 22 October, 2017

For the 2017 Salon Realites Nouvelles in Paris I sent a cube sculpture "Cube Block Colour" consisting of 18 painted cardboard cubes tied together with yarn.

"Cube Block Colour", acrylic on cardboard with yarn, 52cm x 52cm x 38cm, 2017

Installation photo courtesy of Bogumila Strojna

Installation photo courtesy of Gilles Drouin

CORAMBA WALL - Me Healthy Living Workshop, Coramba - July to November, 2017

So we packed up and left Sydney in April to live in a small village in the hills west of Coffs Harbour called Glenreagh.  I met Sam who was running a wonderful little store in the next village of Coramba. The store sold bric-a-brac, local fruits and veges, coffees, cakes and much more.  Sam organised a "yarn bombing" of the streets trees and invited me to construct a work within a space that was used for a myriad of creative pursuits by local artisans.  I built a block wall at the end of the space and contributed various crocheted pieces for the yarn bombing.  

Coramba Wall, acrylic on cardboard with yarn, 277cm x 240cm x 18cm, 2017

Coramba Wall, acrylic on cardboard with yarn, 277cm x 240cm x 18cm, 2017

detail

BLACK BOX - Faux Mouvement Centre d'Art Contemporain, Metz, France - July 6th to October 22nd, 2017

'Black Box' resulted from an open call to artists to create an exhibition of postcards.  It was organised by artist Arvid Boecker of Boeckercontemporary in Heidelberg, Germany; and was originally exhibited as part of the Çonstellations de Metz art festival at the Faux Mouvement, Centre d'art contemporain, Metz, France.

The exhibition involved 250 artists from 22 countries and 5 continents - Germany, Netherlands, Cyprus, Australia, Switzerland, Japan, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, UK, Mexico, USA, Ireland, Israel, Morocco, Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Thailand, Finland, Turkey and Denmark.  The cards were exhibited in a display case and were changed every two weeks so that all cards would be seen.

I contributed the work "Art Is Theft" - gouache applied over a pre-existing postcard from 1996 - the front and back of the card can be seen below.

Here are a selection of the works displayed in the box, where the works on display would be re-arranged every 2 weeks.  (credit - https://www.facebook.com/fxmvt/photos/a.1550047221913529.1073741826.1550047161913535/2022718814646365/?type=3&theater) 

A photo from the install of the works at Faux Mouvement Centre dÁrt Contemporain, Metz.  For more images of the install go to -

https://www.facebook.com/boeckercontemporary/photos/pcb.1371949062903313/1371946946236858/?type=3&theater

CLICK HERE for a link to all the artists and all the works.

ANNUAL GROUP SHOW 2017 - Factory 49, 49 Shepherd St, Marrickville - 18 to 27 May, 2017

Factory 49's 2017 Annual Group Show celebrated 12 years of exhibitions in the space and included the work of over 50 artists.  CLICK HERE for a copy of the Catalogue.
I contributed a gouache on paper work called "The Noblest Pleasure Is The Joy Of Understanding - Leonardo Da Vinci".

"The Noblest Pleasure Is The Joy Of Understanding - Leonardo Da Vinci",
gouache on paper, 42cm x 42cm, 2017

SALON REALITES NOUVELLES 2016 - Parc de Floral, Paris, France - 16 to 23 October, 2016

My entry for the 2016 Realites Nouvelles exhibition was 'Circle Square Construction' - constructed from painted cardboard, with a cast aluminium 'Circle Square" for the petit work. 

Thank you to Bogumila Strojna for installing the work for me.

Installation photo by Roger Bensasson

'Circle Square Construction', cardboard and acrylic on timber, 90cm x 90cm

Installation photo by Yumiko Kimura Sato

'Circle Square Cast 2', cast aluminium, 18cm x 18cm

SCULPTURES AT KILLALEA - Killalea State Park, October 13 - 16, 2016

The inaugural 'Sculptures at Killalea ' was held in the Killalea State Park on the NSW South Coast in October 2016.  I created a 'Round Wall' cardboard and wool sculpture for the 4 day event.  It was the first time that one of these works had been shown completely out doors.  On the first night there was a massive storm, but the work survived (albiet slightly wonky...).  Here is a VIDEO of the work (and I got on the cover of the local paper The Mercury).

ANNUAL GROUP EXHIBITION 2016 - Factory 49, 49 Shepherd St, Marrickville, Sydney, 2204, August 4 to August 13, 2016

The Factory 49 Annual Group Show for 2016 involved the work of 34 artists.  I contributed a pair of cast aluminium 'Circle Squares'.
Click here for a copy of the CATALOGUE and click here for a VIDEO of the exhibition.
The photos below are courtesy of Factory 49.

'Circle Square Cast 1 & 2', cast aluminium, 18cm x 18cm each, 2016

Installation shot with work by Nancy Constandello, Marlene Sarroff, Annelies Jahn & Anya Pesce.