November featured Artist

Geoff Leng

Title: A Metamorphosis 2015
Medium:  Wood (pine, douglas fir or pinus radiata and western red cedar)
Location: Chan & Naylor

Artist statement

This little piece depicts the progress of one of nature’s most beautiful family – trees.

It begins with a hole or cavity for a tiny seed to lodge and develop into something of great usefulness.

During its life a tree provides shelter from the elements and predators for birds, animals and humans, and in many cases is a source of food also.

Later, when the tree dies it forever provides nature with shelter and in the case of termites for example, food.

The materials used in this item have not only had the significant impacts as described but have subsequently been utilised in construction of housing, furniture and other items for our consumption and is viewed by the world as being of such importance that it deserves to be protected from termites, which this piece is.

Put simply, this material began as a seed and now serves as a reminder of its journey.

Trees really are forever.

November featured Artist

Kelly Winslade

Title:  A Celebration of life 2015 
Medium: plywood, acrylic paint, glitter, discarded cemetery flowers

Location: Premier Art Supplies

Artist statement

My body of work is an exploration into the subject of death, in particular, our incapability, as human beings, of accepting it. We fear death, see it as a threat and associate it with negative connotations. This, in turn, causes us to defer it from our thoughts and conversations, leaving us unprepared for when this inevitable event eventually catches up on us. In response to this, my body of work focuses on encouraging acknowledgment and healthy conversation of death, in the hope that death will eventually become accepted by human beings and consequently improve the quality of our lives. In response to this, A Celebration of Life focuses on disguising death as a celebration of life, in an attempt to change Western culture’s attitudes towards death. It aims to help people cope with death and ease the grieving process by adopting attitudes and customs demonstrated by other cultures, such as the Mexican culture and their Day of the Dead celebration. Through the use of bright colours and glitter, I have created a contemporary funeral where coffins are brightly decorated and flowers are abundant. 

November featured Artist

David Cox

Title: Floral Tribute
Medium: Prints, photocopies, folded paper

Location: Christie Centre shop 102a Langtree Ave

Artist statement

Recently, I have pursued an investigation into the region between, the geometric form and the organic form. This is my,’ floral tribute ‘, to announce the inauguration of my exploration of this ‘Georganic’ or ‘Orgametric’ zone.

                                                                               Dave Cox 2015.