Kate Bergin – Tabletop Variations
Image: Leap Of Faith
In what will be her Arthouse Gallery debut and her first major Sydney exhibition, renowned artist Kate Bergin will bring her newest show Tabletop Variations to the gallery from the end of this month and throughout early June. Featuring a delightful and sprawling collection of still life paintings, Tabletop Variations incorporates art history, Bach, paintings of both wild and domestic animals, and the intertwining of connection that engages these elements. Each painting captures animals suspended in movement, set atop a white table with various objects placed around them.
Artist Kate Bergin spoke about the connections within her work and the process of creating these pieces.
“It was about putting all these creatures on this tabletop in this theatrical domesticated space. Where it’s unfamiliar to them but they’re able to gather and be harmonious together.”
Kate shared with us the creative process that plays a part in shaping her work, and she spoke of the attitude toward the art itself that flows into its creation.
“This is something that you need to be proud of to be a part of rather than thinking that we’re all…you know…mad geniuses. We’re sort of part of something extraordinary which is much more of a privilege I think.”
Kate’s Tabletop Variations will feature at Arthouse Gallery for the first half of June, with her playful and almost absurdist still life paintings being exhibited throughout. When asked of the experience Kate hopes her audiences will have when visiting the gallery, she said, “I’d like them to be initially uplifted by the colour and the movement, to feel a sense of joy at that…and then, hopefully, that brings them some engagement that allows them to ponder more things.”
May 30-Jun 15. Arthouse Gallery, 66 McLachlan Avenue, Rushcutters Bay. FREE. Info: www.arthousegallery.com.au
By Madison Behringer
