UNBOUNDED1 - 18 MARCH 2018
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Unbounded celebrates the act of drawing, understanding it as a linguistic mark that can inscribe flat surface and extend into space. Through this collection of multimedia works (which include sculpture, ceramics, installation and video), the practice of drawing is explored as a constantly evolving medium and subject for contemporary Australian artists to grapple and play with.
Traditionally, drawing was considered a fundamental skill in the repertoire of the artist, and yet was often undertaken as merely a preliminary step for other disciplines. More recently, artists have looked to delve further and push beyond this, speculating drawing as an exploratory activity that can act as a catalyst for creative thought and processes.
Indeed for many of us the experience of being taught how to draw as children was a formative one, in the ways in which we learnt to communicate, respond to and engage with our surroundings. Similarly, Unbounded embodies this unburdened sense of playful curiosity, articulated through different forms and processes. In turn, each work gently speculates the parameters of this practice, asking the audience to think about what drawing is and what it can be.
Traditionally, drawing was considered a fundamental skill in the repertoire of the artist, and yet was often undertaken as merely a preliminary step for other disciplines. More recently, artists have looked to delve further and push beyond this, speculating drawing as an exploratory activity that can act as a catalyst for creative thought and processes.
Indeed for many of us the experience of being taught how to draw as children was a formative one, in the ways in which we learnt to communicate, respond to and engage with our surroundings. Similarly, Unbounded embodies this unburdened sense of playful curiosity, articulated through different forms and processes. In turn, each work gently speculates the parameters of this practice, asking the audience to think about what drawing is and what it can be.
Images courtesy of the artists