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Two Rivers

This exhibition of woodcuts and linocuts printed on large sheets of Chinese paper, features two recent bodies of work made in different parts of NSW – the Oxley River in Northern NSW and the gardens of the upper Blue Mountains. The works explore the idea of the journey in search of connection with place.

Gary Shinfield is known for large printed works on paper that inhabit a gallery space like wandering explorers, not lost, just contemplating the terrain.  With a unique gestural mark this artist records topographical, archaeological and fleeting human forms but his overriding concern is to connect to a site on a physical and spiritual level. He has traversed much of Australia and several overseas countries pursuing that goal. The artwork made from each of these expeditions intertwines to form an immersive visual diary. 

The concept of ‘reverie,’ through which an individual is able to descend deeply within himself, savour solitude and reconnect with personal history, can be said to inform the work of this artist.  Gary Shinfield navigates through a personal landscape of place and time but leaves the pathway open for us to follow. Two Rivers, not only evokes deeply remembered emotions for its maker, it finds a common thread called compassion, and holds it.  

From the essay Of Site and Connection – reflections on a personal journey’ by Karen Ball


19 March - 26 March
11:00am - 5:00pm
FREE

Art Space on The Concourse
409 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood, NSW 2057
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