introduction
Landscape is an
integral element in these works, with themes of place and time recurring. The impact of human activities on the natural landscape; distorting/ adding texture and patterns to those occuring in nature.
two journeys - October 17 to November 19, 2007
Exhibition of Recent Works
at The Bodega,
John Street, Waterford,
as part of the IMAGINE Arts Festival
The exhibition includes work inspired by two journeys taken in 2006:
seven days in Tuscany and seven weeks travelling in Australia.
A joint exhibition with Paddy Dwan whose photographs offer a unique insight into life on the Saltee Islands wildlife sanctuary.
ETRUSCAN EXPEDITION
Tavernelle, North Tuscany in Italy is a tiny village set among hills covered with chestnut forests and the last stop before crossing the Apennines.
The pattern and colour created by the dark bare branches with rich chestnut tips were in stark contrast to the pale ochre earth, cool umbers rock and ghostly fallen leaves. Travelling on foot or by public transport, with little Italian in a community that did not speak
English, left a distinct sense of isolation. The sketches have an emptiness that is reflected in the later paintings.
AUSTRALIAN EXPEDITION
The journey started in Perth, W.A., where I walked a section of the Bibbulmun Track from
its Northern Terminus in Kalamunda to the Mundaring Weir Dam.
From here in the heart of the Darling Range, east of Perth, the Golden Pipeline runs water 963 km to the goldmine at Kalgoorlie in the Western
Desert. From Kalgoorlie the expedition went south to Norseman before heading east on the Eyre Highway across the legendary Nullarbor Plain, to the Australian Bight, through South Australia and New South Wales, over the Blue Mts and into Sydney.
A further expedition north to Noosa, Queensland included a return trip via Australia Zoo, the Great Dividing Range and the sub tropical volcanic crater that is “The Great Escarpment”.
Acknowledgements
With thanks to the Management and Staff at the Bodega Restaurant
This exhibition was supported by Waterford Arts Office
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