Current Exhibitions

Joel Dirt
18 Dec to 3 Feb

I am creating this body of work to explore texture and form with manipulation of the human shape and the coinciding states of mentality. I experiment with the normal and abnormal textures of skin, hair, and human made objects. I aim to collide a nostalgic style of vintage cartoon, the imagination of an anxious mind with realism and pharmaceutical related pastel colours. I have done this by creating a series of globule shapes, adding various childhood memories of characters and objects as well as experiences i have gained over time engaging them within a illustrative manner. I intend to confuse, revolt, intrigue and encourage the viewer to question how beauty can exist within the grotesque figures. My process derives mostly of still images, objects i collect on a day to day basis, the physical world, and scenarios that i write down within my diary to help juxtapose the realms together. as well as form and complete a series of ideas that i transfer into the medium of oil paint. To do this i use traditional methods of oil painting such as intaglio, scumbling and various styles of glazing to achieve depth and to give other dimensions towards my art.
We no longer have our main space at Little Breese st, but we continue to work to create opportunities for artists to exhibit in and around the Moreland area.




We are calling for inquiries to exhibit in the Window at the Edinburgh Castle, send any queries to alister@brunswickarts.com.au
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Window at the Edinburgh Castle in Brunswick.