PASSAGES – MATTHEW HOPKINS/SHADOWBOXING – SARAH CONTOS
Image: 'Opposites are absorbed, embodied and embraced', by Sarah Contos, 2014
Gallery 9 in Darlinghurst is hosting two innovative artists who showcase the modernist aesthetic.
Passages by Matthew Hopkins features works inspired by his aural recording, Nocturnes. His pieces are a collection of thickly textured pastel pictures which swirl dreamlike off the canvas. These visual representations of sound are an intriguing display of colour and dexterity.
The paintings are complemented by playful mixed media installations. Clocks of the Other World, a series of deformed and melting clock faces is a striking and accessible nod to surrealist influences.
Sarah Contos’ Shadowboxing is a collection which uses linen, leather and other craft materials linked with techniques such as screen printing and collage, to construct creations which inspire and titillate. Giraffe and Elephant, two alluring earthenware sculptures are a mischievous twist on tribalism and primitivism.
These exhibitions are a vibrant exposition of two talented virtuosos. (LR)
Until Feb 15, Gallery 9, 9 Darley St, Darlinghurst, free, gallery9.com.au
