Like the bowerbird, Helen Fuller is compelled to mine the archaeology of the everyday to create something new. In a world often fixated on flawlessness, Fuller embraces the irregular, the imperfect, and the beautifully organic. Her works rebel against conformity, encouraging us to see artistry in the crooked lines, the smudges, and the accidental imperfections.
Sneakers are a cultural phenomenon made up of paradoxes. Some see them as an accessible and inclusive force in fashion that serve as an outlet of self-expression for many; yet to others they are a symbol of out-of-control consumerism. Two Queensland exhibitions are embracing these dualities, though from contrasting angles: Sneakers Unboxed: Studio to Street at HOTA on the Gold Coast, and Torsion at Brisbane’s Metro Arts.
For Betty Muffler art making and healing are indistinguishable. Evoking Country through the view of the eagle, she’s now showing in the NGV Triennial alongside a host of international names.
A comprehensive new survey at the National Gallery of Australia pays tribute to Emily Kam Kngwarray and the Country she loved.
In a new show at the Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ramak Bamzar pays tribute to the women Iran has lost to a brutal regime.
Showing at UNSW Galleries, Renee So talks on her multidisciplinary practice, art history and museum collections—and how her work looks at “being a female, being Asian, being a mum, being an artist and living in the world”.
In her first major solo exhibition, now showing at Carriageworks, Salote Tawale brings together painting, sculpture, and karaoke in an expansive installation that explores identity and memory.
