14th August - 15th September CYNTHIA BREUSCH - Beautiful Cosmos "I've always been interested in portraying the more elusive and mysterious aspects of our human existence. My figure-narratives are characterized by a dream-like quality. They hint at memory, secrets, longing, or emotional thresholds. I want my protagonists to occupy psychological spaces more than any specific 'place'. In Beautiful Cosmos, I continue these ideas focusing on the theme of reverie. To me, these paintings are visual poems about losing oneself in one's own thoughts and the beauty of unmeasured time - the fleeting moment that never ends; the day that lasts forever." - Cynthia Breusch April 2010 |
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18th September - 7th October MARGARET WOODWARD - New Work A number of abstracted themes, where there is a mix of the exotic and the domestic constantly in tension run through this exhibition. Reclining nudes draped in exotic patterned cloth, studies of her daughter, self images and dogs are favorite images as are the water lilies and landscape of Arnhem Land. There is a confidence, almost a bravado in the scale of many of the works - big bold drawings and paintings which claim the virtuosity of her craft. But there is also a darker side which informs the viewer of the undercurrents of her life. Many of the figures lying beneath the beautiful drapes have a solitude, an ennui reflecting a tiredness. They are exclusively studio pictures of figures in repose, at most they strum a shapely instrument or gesture with a languid arm, but more often there is a lassitude which can destabilize the viewer. The elegant composition and sure line is sometimes subverted by an undercurrent of dark melancholy and loneliness. These are not illustrations for some sentimental tale of lost love but an acceptance that beauty and art walk hand in hand with loss and decay. Each work provokes and individual response and requires time spent in its exploration. The media used vary from graphite to pastel, charcoal, ink and wash and occasionally a mixture of media with the characteristics of each medium and the quality of line and tonal values thus produced, being intrinsic to the nature and meaning of the work. | ![]() |
9th October - 3rd November SMALL IMAGES / GRAND VISIONS - 40 x 40cm Ever thought of acquiring a very small painting by a well known artist? There is something magical that occurs within a small work of art. Contained by size, the energy and immediacy of an artist's mark-making is almost like a snapshot, where the sense are sharpened and heightened for a brief, significant moment in time, and the essence of their heart and soul is captured to form a unique little gem. Small Images / Grand Visions is a collection of such gems from a diverse range of important artists, and is not to be missed. | ![]() |
6th November - 1st December TO BE CONFIRMED |
3rd - 23rd December THE CHRISTMAS EXHIBITION - Group Show GALLERY CLOSED 24th December - 10th January 2011 |
Wagner Art Gallery
39 Gurner St, Paddington NSW 2021
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Website: www.wagnerartgallery.com.au
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