BUILDING BLOCKS - Factory 49, 49 Shepherd St, Marrickville - 22 June-1 July 2006

Factory 49 opened its (roller) door in June 2006 with Pam Aitken as its Director.  I had the first show with a series of works based around squares, blocks and the grid.

The exhibition included oil paintings on canvas, wall works constructed of painted MDF blocks, a cube of painted MDF blocks and a crocheted cube.

'Red to Yellow Square Painting',  oil on canvas, 203cm x 203cm (4 pieces), 2006

'Wooden Cube', oil on MDF, adhesive, 37cm x 37cm x 37cm, 2005

'Wooden Cube' detail

'Wooden Cube' detail

Installation - 'Block Paintings'

'Multi-colour Block', oil on MDF, adhesive, 36cm x 36cm, 2006

'Red Block', oil on MDF, adhesive, 36cm x 36cm, 2006

'Yellow Block', oil on MDF, adhesive, 36cm x 36cm, 2006

'Blue Block', oil on MDF, adhesive, 36cm x 36cm, 2006

'Crocheted Cube', acrylic & woolen yarn, fabric, foam, 47cm x 47cm x 47cm, 2006 (view 1)

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

'Crocheted Cube', acrylic & woolen yarn, fabric, foam, 47cm x 47cm x 47cm, 2006 (view 3)

'Red Prototype', oil on canvas, 45c, x 45cm, 2005

FABRICATION: FIVE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS WHO WORK WITH PATTERN - Tin Sheds Gallery, Faculty of Architecture, 148 City Road, The University of Sydney - 3 March-25 March 2006

'Fabrication' included the work of Christopher Dean, Judith Duquemin, Justin Trendall, John Aslanidis and myself.  It was organised by Judith Duquemin and opened by Dr Jacqueline Millner.

I exhibited my first large 'Squares' painting, an extended version of the crocheted blocks that I had shown previously  at The Cross Art Projects, a large crocheted cube and another smaller crocheted work.

'Red Squares', oil on canvas, 4 pieces, 200cm x 200cm, 2006

Installation - Christopher Dean and 'Red Squares'

Installation - Justin Trendall, Christopher Dean and 'Red Squares'

'Large Cube', acrylic & woolen yarn, wood, 147cm x 147cm x 147cm, 1999-2006

Installation - 'Large Cube' and John Aslanidis

Installation - Justin Trendall, 'Large Cube', John Aslanidis

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'Crocheted Cubes', acrylic & woolen yarn, fabric, foam, 22 pieces, 147cm x 143cm, 2005-6

Installation - John Aslanidis and 'Crocheted Cubes'

Installation - 'Crocheted Cubes' and Judith Duquemin

'Cross Square' acrylic yarn, fabric, foam, 47cm x 47cm, 2006

Installation - Judith Duquemin and 'Cross Square'

Below is a copy of the essay 'Extreme Pattern' written by Judith Duquemin and a link to the show on the Sydney University website.