Hugo Michell Gallery invites you to the opening of William Mackinnon’s ‘1000 Joys and 1000 Sorrows’ and Amy Joy Watson’s ‘Until Sunbeams Find You’ on Saturday 16th November, 1 pm - 3 pm.
This event will also officially launch Mackinnon's monograph publication.
Opening Event & Book Launch | Saturday 16th November, 1pm – 3 pm
Artist Talks | William Mackinnon & Amy Joy Watson in conversation with Hugo Michell
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William Mackinnon
1000 Joys and 1000 Sorrows
Artist Talks | William Mackinnon & Amy Joy Watson in conversation with Hugo Michell
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William Mackinnon
1000 Joys and 1000 Sorrows
"William Mackinnon loves what paint can do and is interested in creating moments of rupture—or rapture—through the serendipities of technique. With seeming ease he captures the velvet sheen of dark, the crackled bark of a tree, the fur of the silent, waiting bushland on a road’s verge. His evocations of sea include not only the shimmer of light hitting the water, and the creaming froth of a wave, but also the feel of sea spray. Signs remain of paint spattered against the canvas, and these lush drip marks remind us of both the liquid possibilities, the very wateriness of paint, and the experience of being submerged ourselves in the deep." - Chloe Hooper
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Amy Joy Watson
Until Sunbeams Find You
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Amy Joy Watson
Until Sunbeams Find You
In creating the embroidered tarnished brass mesh works for 'Until Sunbeams Find You', Amy Joy Watson continues to develop her own visual language of weaving metallic threads through surfaces to melding celestial and earthly landscapes with the play of light.
The new material direction in this body of work evolved from a happy accident in the studio, where pristine golden mesh developed a patina, inspiring Amy to experiment with developing patinas. Where she once applied watercolour washes to paper, the artist now tarnishes the brass with household acids, embracing the unpredictability of time and the elements.
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Hugo Michell Gallery are proud to partner with Bird in Hand Winery for this opening event.
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Hugo Michell Gallery are proud to partner with Bird in Hand Winery for this opening event.
The exhibitions will be on display from 14 November - 7 December 2024.
Hugo Michell Gallery acknowledges the Kaurna people as the traditional custodians of the Adelaide region, and that their cultural and heritage beliefs are still as important to the living Kaurna people today.
