Posts Tagged ‘rochfortgallery’
On Film: The Making of ‘Female Deities’ by Izette Felthun
Izette Felthun focuses on the female figure as a symbol of existence and presence. She is drawn to art and artefacts from the prehistoric and ancient world, recognising the cross-cultural similarities that abound in the archetypes and symbolism, binding us together as one species, with common ancestors. Inspired by phenomenological theories of Merleau-Ponty, she believes that the body is the primary site of knowing the world. Her pieces undergo a three-stage process – moulding, firing, and finally, release into the world. Her sense of touch and the malleability of clay, together with the unpredictability of the naked raku firing process…
Read More‘The Vast Arc’ Documentary Film with Barbara Campbell-Allen OAM
Footage by Michael WintersMusic by Jenny Erikkson Featuring Barbara Campbell-Allen OAM The new work of Barbara Campbell-Allen forges a relationship with country that is both physical and metaphoric. Rich with intricate texture and tonal depth, her work is tactile. Boldly geometric, her sculpted forms have a deeply sentient presence and she is right to call some of them ‘sentinels’, as they stand like guardians, archaic and magnetic. Emerging from the ‘big flat land’ these works present vertical landscapes, a stone forest of plinths, cliffs and gorge formations that give voice to stone.An established poet of the terrestrial realm, Campbell-Allen cleaves…
Read MoreKate Nielsen Interview with Richard Morecroft
Interview & footage by Richard MorecroftFeaturing Kate Nielsen Kate Nielsen’s focus is firmly on interiors and the still life compositions they may contain. With the power of pattern and the dimensionality of vibrant colour, Kate recreates and evolves spaces and objects with which she has a deep familiarity and emotional rapport. As she explains to Richard Morecroft, it is joy and visual pleasure which are the currency of her constructions. Fabric and furniture, fruit and flowers – these are the elements with which to create decoration and delight. Kate Nielsen Exhibition | 17 August – 1 October 2022Rochfort Gallery, 317…
Read MoreLisa Rochfort Interview with Richard Morecroft
Interview & footage by Richard MorecroftFeaturing Lisa Rochfort Lisa Rochfort’s paintings, woodcuts and ceramic vessels all bear witness to the physical elements, history and mythology of the rural property where she lives and works. As a focused observer of the natural world around her, Lisa’s paintings reflect in graphic ways the patterns and structures she sees, as well as the animal inhabitants – horses, sheep and kangaroos – which share her environment. As she explains to Richard Morecroft, her wood-block and linocut prints contain details as specific as native and exotic seed heads; and in her ceramic works, there is…
Read MoreRachel Carroll Interview with Richard Morecroft
Interview & footage by Richard Morecroft The late Patrick Carroll (1949 – 2019) was a contemporary realist, exhibiting successfully and painting full time over four decades. His work focused largely on landscape – either dramatically rendered wild environments or carefully observed perspectives of more urban locations. As his daughter Rachel explains to Richard Morecroft, Patrick’s approach to paint was often adventurous and exploratory; evoking detail from marks created using tools from kitchen utensils to cling-film. This comprehensive survey of works by Patrick Carroll is long overdue. Rochfort Gallery together with the Carroll Family have curated this survey exhibition, gathering for…
Read MoreClaire Tozer Interview with Richard Morecroft
Interview & footage courtesy of Richard MorecroftFilmed 29 March 2022 at Rochfort Gallery My canvases reveal a preoccupation with lines en masse. Abstracted landscapes of coastal native bushland in my local area, including casuarinas and grasses, are the main inspiration for my work. I create my own interpretation of the marks, tones, movements and climate observed. I’ve also embarked on several trips into the outback, where the colours, land surfaces and formations are so uniquely beautiful and atmospheric. Included in my paintings are depictions of wide desert spaces and flat ground surfaces of dryness and heat. My technique begins with…
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