ANIMAL ARK
The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Perth Cultural Centre
7/6/2014 - 19/10/2014
Animals take over the walls of the Art Gallery of WA when AGWA’s latest exhibition, Animal Ark, opens on 7 June. Drawn from the State Art Collection, this free exhibition explores how generations of artists have incorporated the animal motif in their work and invites people to consider how animals are integral to our lives.
Jenepher Duncan, AGWA’s Curator of Contemporary Art said, “Animal Ark considers issues raised by depictions of animals, such as the interface between animal and human identity, the use of animals as ‘machines’ or companions, as decorative embellishments of human activity, and as subjects in scenes of daily life, portraits and nature studies.”
Created for a family audience, over 100 works explore the mythology, symbolism and representation of animals through painting, sculpture, decorative art, video and works on paper by historical, Indigenous and contemporary artists.
“Through its accessible subject matter, this exhibition aims to expand the understanding of art in young audiences as well as engage older viewers through the range and quality of the work on display,” she continued.
The exhibition is supported by a dedicated drawing space where children can draw, read or write about their favourite animal. Works can be shared on the surrounding walls, or taken home. Family labels and an exhibition trail will allow families to explore the exhibition together. During the July school holidays, the Gallery will host art workshops in partnership with REmida and family- friendly tours of Animal Ark.
Exhibition highlights include well-known favourites such as Hans Heysen’s Droving into the Light along with Septimus Power’s poignant evocations of the working horse and paintings of mythological subjects by Sidney Nolan and Arthur Boyd, to contemporary paintings by Jenny Watson and Rosslynd Piggott, sculpture by Darren Sylvester and James Angus and video work by Sonia Leber and David Chesworth entitled The way you move me resulting from their recent IASKA residency in the wheat belt town of Moora.
Indigenous art features strongly in the exhibition with artists such as Rover Thomas, Jimmy Pike, Karen Casey, Sally Morgan and Clinton Nairn whose work explores the representation and importance of animals in the telling of ancestral stories.
The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Perth Cultural Centre
7/6/2014 - 19/10/2014
Animals take over the walls of the Art Gallery of WA when AGWA’s latest exhibition, Animal Ark, opens on 7 June. Drawn from the State Art Collection, this free exhibition explores how generations of artists have incorporated the animal motif in their work and invites people to consider how animals are integral to our lives.
Jenepher Duncan, AGWA’s Curator of Contemporary Art said, “Animal Ark considers issues raised by depictions of animals, such as the interface between animal and human identity, the use of animals as ‘machines’ or companions, as decorative embellishments of human activity, and as subjects in scenes of daily life, portraits and nature studies.”
Created for a family audience, over 100 works explore the mythology, symbolism and representation of animals through painting, sculpture, decorative art, video and works on paper by historical, Indigenous and contemporary artists.
“Through its accessible subject matter, this exhibition aims to expand the understanding of art in young audiences as well as engage older viewers through the range and quality of the work on display,” she continued.
The exhibition is supported by a dedicated drawing space where children can draw, read or write about their favourite animal. Works can be shared on the surrounding walls, or taken home. Family labels and an exhibition trail will allow families to explore the exhibition together. During the July school holidays, the Gallery will host art workshops in partnership with REmida and family- friendly tours of Animal Ark.
Exhibition highlights include well-known favourites such as Hans Heysen’s Droving into the Light along with Septimus Power’s poignant evocations of the working horse and paintings of mythological subjects by Sidney Nolan and Arthur Boyd, to contemporary paintings by Jenny Watson and Rosslynd Piggott, sculpture by Darren Sylvester and James Angus and video work by Sonia Leber and David Chesworth entitled The way you move me resulting from their recent IASKA residency in the wheat belt town of Moora.
Indigenous art features strongly in the exhibition with artists such as Rover Thomas, Jimmy Pike, Karen Casey, Sally Morgan and Clinton Nairn whose work explores the representation and importance of animals in the telling of ancestral stories.
