Paddock Glyphs - Art Meets the Paddock
In checking out galleries I came across this show which was a stand out for the day… Works on paper by GW BOT - no that’s not a name it’s a pseudonym… (why artists do this is beyond me but hey who am I to say…) turns out her real name is Christine Grishin, there that takes away some of the “mystique”.
These works as a whole make a stunning exhibition, bold and beguiling in their appearance. Heavy “Colombe” (hand cast?) paper forms the basis for many of the images floating in their frames, which are glyphs (elements of writing) in striking contrast to the heavily textured paper. The glyphs are printed in some cases and in others they appear carved or cast into the heavy paper and then inked. The glyphs were to me are symbols with an eerie feel, contrasted against other works in the exhibition, which appear to be silhouettes of burnt out logs. (Ah the paddock theme of course! So are the glyphs images of tree branches? hmm)
GW (or should I say Ms Bot?) is a mature artist (lots of prior shows, commissions and awards…) that is to me a master of mark making, gesture and placement, and when you couple that with high level technical skills the result is a strong exhibition that left me considering (perhaps pondering) Hieroglyhics, word and letter structures and their relationship to compositions, nature, landscape and visual structures. The title Art Meets the Paddock gives me a hint that perhaps a landscape theme or at least a nature background is a strong element in the works.
There are sculptures too and these echo the glyphs from the works on paper, these seem to me to somehow add an almost ancient, historic or archaeological notion or sensibility to the whole theme.
The works range from $3,000 to $36,300 average about $8,000. however the depth of experience outlined in her Bio probably shows there is great value in these works for this price range and quality of execution.
The show is on from 18 Sept to 12 Oct 2008 at Australian Galleries in Smith St Collingwood
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