Sensorial Loop

"Hemispheres" by Michele Elliot, is part of the RMIT Gallery 'Sensorial Loop' exhibition. This piece caught my attention, because of the movement and therefore the constant change to the work. It is an instalation, that consists of two large circles (made of thick card) on the wall about 2 metres apart, with the right-hand one slightly below the left one, hand-made wooden pins (in the circles), and dark red cotton strung between the circles, held by the pins. The intriguing part of this composition is the every changing position of the cotton string, as there was a breeze blowing onto it. This movement created interest that made this piece stand out from the others in the room.

"Twenty Four Evocation of the Wet/Dry" by Cresside Collette, also part of 'Sensorial Loop' at RMIT Gallery, is a composition of 24 small tapestries (approx. 20x13cm). The tapestries show the transformation of the landscape from Collette's home country of Sri Lanka, to her current home Australia. 12 of the tapestries are a more literal interpretation of the landscape, in terms of the colour and contour of the tapestries. The other 12 are 'pairs' or 'shadows' which shift into a more abstract style, which symbolise "the blurring of edges of memory into a pure colour sensation." This change of landscape is evident in the change of colour, from cool, lush blues and greens, with hints of yellow and ochre, to harsher warm tones of red and orange, with hints of blue. I found it really interesting how something as simple as a landscape can portray such feeling and emotion throught the use of colour and the sharpness of the shapes.

Flinders Lane

Of the galleries and exhibitions on Flinders Lane, two in particular really captured my attention.
The first was e.g.etal, a jewellery exhibition and shop. There was a great variety of styles in the jewellery there. I particularly liked the work of Jasmine Watson, whose work had a clear floral theme to them. I liked the clarity and sleekness of her designs and the beautiful simplicity of them.

I was also drawn to the vibrance of Kathryn Wardill's glass bead collection. I was again struck by the seemingly simple designs that were actually quite intricate, which lead to a very effective overall appearance.

The second gallery was the Flinders Lane Gallery. I was immediately struck by the realism of Naomi White's "Secret Path" (see below). I liked how by simply looking at the painting I was transported 'into' the painting, where I could imagine myself actually being there.
I really enjoyed seeing the level of detail that was in this painting and how the detail really added to the overall feel/atmosphere of the painting.



Naomi White "Secret Path"