BLOW INS
Art Space Ballarat, July 13th to August 11th
"Blow-Ins: Paintings of outside by women from outside" is an exhibition that seeks to delve into the transformative experiences of three artists who have recently arrived to new regions.
The artists' shared focus on newness and appreciation for their surroundings forms the central theme of the exhibition.
Through various mediums and techniques, they aim to capture the essence of their newfound environment and present their evolving relationships with it.
Three ‘blow ins’ tackle the traditionally masculine practice of landscape painting in this group show by Karima Baadilla, Kelsie White and Rachel Turner.
Each artist has taken the time to look around and understand their new surroundings, through the lens of processing our new home towns.
A sense of place is important to each body of work by each artist, and although each explore the idea with different hands and minds the works flow cohesively to capture the geographical space we work in and how we feel within it.
We are exploring new perspectives, how we paint and how we represent our new ‘homes’.
Opening:
July 13th, 1pm at Art Space
Food and drinks available
Open hours:
July 13th to August 11th.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 11am to 3pm.
Workshops:
Artists will be sitting the space and creating new work. Drop in to see paintings unfold and learn about the artists.
More information soon.
About the Artists:
Kelsie White:
Kelsie is a self taught painter and qualified graphic designer. Her experience in the arts sector covers surface and product design, visual art and workshop facilitation. Kelsies passion lies in bringing people together - creating community and sharing skills. She has participated in mentoring programs, running art programs for community centres and volunteers for arts organisations.
www.kelsiewhitedesigns.com
Rachel Turner:
Rachel studied Creative Industries, majoring in fine arts with the Queensland University of Technology and the University of Melbourne. She is interested in art as an education tool, leading CresFest Folk Festival's first primary school art incursion & participating in mentoring programs. Rachel relaunched her painting practice during the pandemic with a focus on the great outdoors, and an appreciation of place. She is currently working on her 4th solo show since starting over and is excited to be making connections through art with other women in the region.
www.rachturnerart.com.au
Karima Baadilla:
Karima Baadilla:
Perspective in art usually refers to the representation of three-dimensional objects or spaces in two-dimensional artworks. In her exploration of landscape painting practice, Karima employs more of a playful perspective techniques to create less realistic impressions of depth, using colour, texture, and form to present dramatic or disorienting images. These collection of works are her impressions and how she orients her self in Dja Dja Wurrung Country.
www.imkarima.com
We would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land we live and work on, the Wadawurrung and Dja Dja Wurrung People, and recognises their continuing connection to the land and waterways. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present, and emerging and extend this to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.
Catalogue available soon.