11 February 2012 - 12 February 2012
Venue: Arts Project Australia Stockroom
Opening: 11 February 2012, 10am-5pm
On Saturday 11 February from 10am to 5pm our stockroom will be open to view the work of Julian Martin and Wendy Dawson.
Characterised by their rich velvety surfaces and intriguing abstraction, Julian Martin’s pastel works make a unique visual statement. Highly methodical in his approach, Martin will carefully choose a photographic reference or an arranged still-life, before selecting his highly refined palette. His works combine tonal nuance and mysterious forms. Signs, symbols, human figures, animals and inanimate objects all become transformed: recognisable yet veiled.
Attending the studio since 1988, Martin has developed a distinctive artistic style that has met with wide critical acclaim. In 1994 Martin was a finalist in the prestigious Moët & Chandon Travelling Fellowship, and has since been included in major art events and prizes both in Australia and overseas.
Wendy Dawson’s art practice is one of regimentation and structure. She produces her work by applying thousands of linear marks to the paper using paint pens and permanent markers. Employing only two or three colours, Dawson gradually builds layers with these repeated parallel lines, creating an almost knitted quality on the paper and the illusion that the picture is somehow electrically charged.
Artist(s): Julian Martin & Wendy Dawson
