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Review of Secret Geography :
An Exhibition of Works by Madeline Clare, Oct 2019. Madeline, originally from England, is a yoga teacher and visual artist, embracing voice and movement in her art practice. Shortly before becoming a member of SHAC she spent 3 months as an Artist in Residence in Iceland. Through the delicate discourse within her art Madeline uses a number of media: watercolour, oil on tissue paper, print, drawing, stitch and crochet. The paintings and drawings mostly involve the Icelandic landscape but there are some nude studies, including a series of Zen-like renditions in graphite on authentic gesso-ed board. Madeline says that her work tries to evoke landscape motion and inner spiritual movement toward inner and outer connection. The mythologies and constructs of humankind’s understanding of the outside world come into her studies, her journeying and her playing. She has a well thought out philosophy and a voice that should be heard. By Allan Tinley (Artist/Philosopher)
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A Secret Geography I: 10-13 October 2019 We invite you to A Secret Geography, an exhibition of work by Madeline Clare. An opening will be held on Thursday 10 September at 6pm and the exhibition will run over the whole weekend, 11 - 13 October, 11 - 4pm. Madeline will give an artist talk in CoLab2 on Saturday 12 October at 2pm. A SECRET GEOGRAPHY I is the first of a series of exhibitions featuring sketches and prints from time spent in deeply secret places. From moors to mountains, tongues to trikonasana, this quietly illuminative work is about paying homage to wholeness and well-being where rhythm and repetition in landscape, inside and out, merge for the organism to be eternally omnipresent. The intensity of Iceland's voluptuous volcanic backdrop and fiery underbelly with its soft, expansive rhythmic undertones has provoked deep and extensive enquiry, which is beginning to be revealed in these emotive pieces. Madeline has been living, studying and working in Fremantle since 1998. She supports sustainable initiatives, sharing spaces and resources. This will be Madeline’s first exhibition in the Gallery at SHAC.
Through the 55 years of a painting career I have always thought it would be great to have my own gallery; just down from my front door, no transport problems, no hassles getting heavy paintings from carparks up to city galleries, no exorbitant commissions. Now, in my senior years, I have the next best thing, a gallery within the community where I live.It is a communal gallery and it is just down the walkway from my front door. I can saunter down there before breakfast and do some work or sit with my mug of coffee and soak up the lightness and brightness of the walls and gentle grey polished cement floor. The CoLab2 Gallery has the feel of community. It says ‘lets be friends’ to whoever comes in. It is serene,peaceful; with sunlight and dappled shade playing on the balcony. It can be any artist’s dream-come-true to exhibit in this intimate and pristine space with its high ceilings. The rent for hire is affordable and there is no commission taken from sales. We have an Application to Hire form that you can download from this website. Small performances, book launches or poetry readings as well as exhibitions and clean workshops will be welcomed in this space. We invite you to come and have a look at the SHAC CoLab2 Gallery.  "My writing residency at SHAC over the past week has been lovely. I had the time and space to focus on my novel. The spacious studio fills with light and offers a quiet space without interruptions. It was good to engage with the SHAC residents over yoga, a walk in the park and the occasional chat. What a hospitable and friendly bunch of creatives! The ‘sharing’ session on Saturday was a great way to go a bit deeper into the writing project and discuss writing technique among other ways to support a creative practice. Most of all I loved the nearby Booyeembara Park for its diverse landscapes and abundant bird life. Thank you SHAC. Tineke Van Der Eecken
This is part of a three piece public art work carried out by SHAC artists under commission. We worked with Josh Burn Associates to produce bike racks whose design was based on elements of the WGV site, bronze informational plaques carrying historical stories and this street print whose organic native design ties in with the metal screen at the end of Cower Mews. |
AuthorSHAC is a group of Fremantle based artists living as an co-operative housing group Archives
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