Rogue Pop-up Gallery

Wart – Eye See Pink, Black And White

Opening: Saturday 12th June
Exhibition Dates: 12 Jun - 11 Jul
Wed-Sat - 11am-6pm
Sun - 11am-5pm

Location:

130 Regent Street, Redfern

Featuring:

Artists statement

Ibis love my area. Ibis love scavenging.

This project has been a long time coming. Starting in 1993 when I did a research journey around Tanzania, the pink smear of flamingo in Ngorongoro Crater left a huge memory….

At that time of my life I was in and out of psych wards across the Sydney area….. it was a time where I wore a band aid on my forehead, you can’t see mental illness but my slogan was, broken brains, good heart…..

Comparing these two birds, their social distance, one very loved, one much maligned.

Much has happened for me since then.

The ideas of scrutiny, beauty and ostracization are things that I was thinking about and living with…. medication physically changes your body shape over time and creates other physical problems and mental states.

Everyone has an opinion on the Ibis, the Bin Chicken. Pink Flamingos are adored, iconic. I wanted to show that these birds, the Ibis, revered in some cultures, is quite beautiful, while I give a more comic translation of the pretty flamingo…….

Our world is getting very small, even thru the pandemic, we are watched, we are under surveillance.

In 2018 I had a residency at Bundanon, supported through a grant from NAVA, and while there I made substantial progress on these ideas for which I was then awarded a CREATE NSW grant to realise this project and create this body of work.

Living with this disability is a constant challenge. I was diagnosed in my 30s with schizo-affective disorder. I am not an outsider artist. I studied Art and Design at Deakin University in the 70s and have continually exhibited and performed.

Ibis 2018 $1,500

mixed media on paper 148 x 111 cm

Hmmm… 2018 $1,500

mixed media on paper 135 x 143 cm

Get That Itch 2018 SOLD

mixed media on paper 135 x 138 cm

Gag Gag 2021 $1,800

oilstick, charcoal and enamel on paper 69 x 48.5 cm

Scavenger Scavenging 2019 $2,500

mixed media on paper 67 x 99 cm

Big Bird 2021 $3,900

oilstick, charcoal and enamel on board 122 x 92 cm

Noses Down 2021 SOLD

oil and acrylic on board 59.5 x 40 cm

Noses Down 2021 SOLD

oil and acrylic on board 59.5 x 40 cm

After Image 2021 SOLD

oil and acrylic on board 59.5 x 40 cm

After Image 2021 SOLD

oil and acrylic on board 59.5 x 40 cm

Head Down Bum Up 2021 $1,800 each $3,300 pair

oil and acrylic on board 59.5 x 40 cm

Head Down Bum Up 2021 $1,800 each $3,300 pair

oil and acrylic on board 59.5 x 40 cm

Who’s A Pretty Boy Then? 2021 SOLD

oilstick, charcoal and enamel on paper 27 x 27 cm