SPACE 1 - MADELEINE PALMER AND MAX BREGAR

Exhibition dates. 16 - 27 Nov 2022
Opening Reception : Thur 17 Nov 2022, 6:00 - 8.30pm.

‘Amongst - Parallel Sensorium’

The Orchid series paintings aim for viewers to search for familiarity in the absence of identifiable connections, by providing an altered perspective and relationship with reality. The works reference growth, movement and change in the living world and are cognisant of painting as a parallel phenomenological space rather than solely a means of representation. They reflect the history of flower painting in the Western canon, mediated by technology, and yet also resonant with the ever renewing quality of parallel modes of sensory capture, in both nature and in the studio.

Highlighting the Gardenesque and challenging the ubiquitous negativity associated with the term “weed”, Not-So-Spontaneous Ruderal Vegetation aims to deconstruct traditional perceptions regarding the value and potential of spontaneous vegetation. By understanding the “weed” as a plant with unique survival and remediation characteristics such as its capacity to filter toxicity, a greater appreciation can then be attributed towards their availability.

The works together suggest a continual movement through both actual and imagined space, both within and between paintings and the installation, creating a conversation between Landscape Architecture and Fine Art - painting.

‘Amongst - Parallel Sensorium’

Madeleine Palmer And Max Bregar

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