Illuminating Moments

Clare Brodie Solo Exhibition

 

It is with great pleasure that Studio Gallery presents the works of Clare Brodie for her Solo Exhibition 'Illuminating Moments'

We invite you to join us on opening night for celebratory drinks and and an intimate artist talk with Clare.

Opening Night | 6:00pm - 8:00pm, Friday 14th October

Location | Studio Gallery, 3-7 Danks Street, Waterloo

Exhibition | 14th October - 27th October

Artist talk will commence at 7pm

 

   
 
“This series explores physical and metaphysical moments of illumination.​ ​Whether it is a back-lit leaf, an iridescent refraction or the lucid reflection from when we stand still, we find our place within the larger continuum.​ ​Evocative, non-associated colour palettes quietly build up in thin layers, revealing an​ ​​ethereal atmosphere.​ ​The work's stylised visual language is formed by patterns of oscillating, floating forms and​ ​the rhythm of tree trunks through which elusive shapes weave. The recurring presence of​ ​three moons in contracting sizes accentuates illusions of breadth and distance.​ ​A new understanding is found as landscape emerges through mindscape, and the macro​ ​and micro converge.”

Clare Brodie’s latest body of work, ‘Illuminating Moments,’ is an odyssey, crossing the realm​ ​of the real and into the imagined. Through her practice, Brodie reflects the politics of​ ​Australian Landscape, and the shifting of value frameworks. Whilst this land we call​ ​‘Australia’ was once dominated by a Western artistic lens, our understanding has​ ​progressively embraced the heterogeneity with which individuals and communities​ ​subjectively experience, value and express place and time. Through her evolving practice,​ ​Brodie has challenged herself to experiment with more abstracted notions of landscape, and​ ​in doing so believes that her true self is gradually revealed.​ ​Brodie’s process is measured but still instinctual. Sewing a continual visual language, each​ ​consecutive canvas elaborates on the former, introducing new aesthetic variations. As the​ ​series unfolded, Brodie focused on modulating form and colour in order to execute a holistic​ ​balance. The result becomes a cathartic experience for the viewer who in moments of​ ​illumination is transported from the physical to the metaphysical.

 

 

“I am always looking for illumination, I look for sign posts on what I should lean into. My art is​ ​my calm, it is the way I move forward, it makes sense, It is how I decipher the noise - and​ ​step by step I find my truth, my power- I find my way.” - Clare Brodie, 2022

 

 

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