Apollo come dance with me

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Apollo come dance with me Chaos and order; the paradigm of creation Apollo: Dionysus: Oedipus  

  A  thesis  submitted  in  fulfillment  of  the  requirements  for  the  degree  of   Doctor  of  Fine  Art       Ray  David   B.A  (Fine  Art);  MFA     School  of  Art,  College  of  Design  and  Social  Context,   RMIT  University,  Melbourne   August  2012  

 

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Declaration    

Declaration I certify that except where due acknowledgement has been made, the work is that of the author alone; the work has not been submitted previously, in whole or in part, to qualify for any other academic award; the content of the thesis is the result of work which has been carried out since the official commencement date of the approved research program; and; any editorial work, paid or unpaid, carried out by a third party is acknowledged; ethics procedures and guidelines have been followed.

Ray David 8/8/2012

 

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Acknowledgements     My  thanks  to  Isabel,  Kisha,  Ilium,  Salote,  Godwin,  Sanne  and  Nadine  for  allowing   me  to  transfer  their  likeness  into  a  symbolically  produced  world.  

 

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Abstract     My Appropriate Durable Record details the three suites of paintings produced for the project, displayed in chronological order and listed under the titles of mimesistragedy, metaphor-structure and metamorphosis-rhizome. The painting listed under each heading lean towards mimetic, metaphoric and metamorphic expression by highlighting aspects of tragic, structural and rhizomic depiction, however all the paintings display varying degrees of all three forms of expression.   Included in my Durable Record are a number of Ancient Greek concepts1 that accompany the three overriding notions of mimesis, metaphor and metamorphosis detailing my reflective process. The concept definitions listed give meaning to the project’s research and experience and outline the streams of thought that constructed the projects research and new knowledge.

A number of abstract drawings2 are also included, detailing my habitual drawing practice, which engages with the formalist dynamic and static aspects of artistic expression. These images describe the linear drawing style used in conjunction with some of the figurative images to contrast the mimetic aspect of the work.

The exhibition has two aspects that are in need of some discourse. The layering of images has been discussed already in chapter three as an extension of my exploration                                                                                                                 1  Definitions  sourced  from  Apple  Mac  application  2009  -­‐New  Oxford  American  Dictionary  and  

edited  by  me.   2  All  the  drawings  are  in  sketchbooks  measuring  15  x  10  cm.

 

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of form and space. Within the gallery the size and positioning of each painting expands the discourse regarding space and form to the viewer. The other aspect is the positioning of the larger landscape format images. This is to alert the viewer of the frieze aspect utilized in Ancient Greek art practice. The depiction and display of significant cultural and religious stories were placed on temples. This positioning alerted the civic population of the important these images and the stories they portray.

 

 

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Table  of  contents   DECLARATION  

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  

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ABSTRACT  

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TABLE  OF  CONTENTS  

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GLOSSARY  OF  CHARACTERS  

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I  SEE:  MIMESIS  -­‐  TRAGEDY  

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I  THINK:  METAPHOR  -­‐  STRUCTURE  

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I  AM:  METAMORPHOSIS  -­‐  RHIZOME  

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RESUME                                                    

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Glossary  of  characters      

Oedipus: King of Thebes, son of Jocaster and Laius. Antigone: Daughter of Oedipus and Jocaster. Jocaster: Mother of Oedipus. Wife of Laius and Oedipus. Etiocles: Son of Oedipus and Jocaster. Polynices: Son of Oedipus and Jocaster. Ismene: Daughter of Oedipus and Jocaster. Creon: Brother of Jocaster.                        

 

 

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I  SEE:  MIMESIS  -­‐  TRAGEDY    

Mimesis |məәˈmēsis; mī-| imitation, in particular representation or imitation of the real world in art and literature. From Greek mimēsis, from mimeisthai ‘to imitate.’

Antigone (apple) 2005 160 x 90 cm oil on canvas

 

   

Two 2005 15 x 10 cm pencil on paper

 

 

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Cosmos 1|ˈkäzməәs; -ˌmōs; -ˌmäs| The universe seen as a well-ordered whole: • a system of thought: from Greek kosmos ‘order or world.’

Jocasta with Van Gough’s Irises 2005 50 x 50 cm oil on canvas  

Middle 2005 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper

 

Van Gough, Irises 1889 71 x 93 cm oil on canvas

       

 

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Apollo |əәˈpälō| Greek Mythology a god, son of Zeus and Leto and brother of Artemis. He is associated with music, poetic inspiration, archery, prophecy, medicine, pastoral life, and in later poetry with the sun.

     

 

 

Apostle after De Vinci 2005 200 x 50 cm oil on polycarbonate

                          Red 2005 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper

              Detail Leonardo Da Vinci’s Last Supper 1495-1498

 

   

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Nadine as Red Jocasta 2005 60 x 40cm oil on paper    

 

 

 

         

 

 

  Me 2005 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper

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  Godwin as Creon 2005 60 x 50 cm oil on canvas

 

Hey 2005 15 x 10 cm pencil on paper

 

 

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Antigone |anˈtigəәnē| Greek Mythology Daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, the subject of a tragedy by Sophocles.         Isabel with puppies 2005 90 x 70 cm oil on linen    

Gauguin, Still life with puppy’s 1888, 73 x 92 cm, oil on canvas

 

                                      Teeth 2005 15 x 10 cm pencil on paper

 

 

 

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              Young Oedipus 2005 50 x 50 cm pencil on polycarbonate

 

 

 

 

You 2005 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper

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Crowd 2005 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper

 

 

 

        Red Antigone 2005 110 x 90 cm oil on linen                  

                                                                                                                                                 

 

   

 

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Green Antigone, 2005, 90 x 70 cm, oil on canvas  

 

       

                Fly 2005 15 x 10 cm pencil on paper              

         

 

 

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Geometry |jēˈäməәtrē| the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces, solids, and higher dimensional analogs. From Greek, from gē ‘earth’ + metria (see -metry ).   Sixteen squares 2002 50 x 120 cm oil and pencil on cardboard  

The riddle of the sphinx 2005 120 x 60 cm oil on polycarbonate      

       

Green self-portrait 1999 50 x 40 cm oil on canvas  

     

             

 

 

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Sanne as Jocasta 2005 90 x 70 cm, oil on canvas  

 

              Music 2005 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper      

 

   

                                 

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    Honor as Ismene 2005 120 x 80 cm oil on polycarbonate      

    Side 2005 15 x 10 cm pencil on paper            

 

         

   

 

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      Arena 2005 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper  

           

       

 

Light box

Jocaster and Antigone 2006 120 x 180 cm   oil on polycarbonate                                                                                                                 Light box  

   

 

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I  THINK:  METAPHOR  -­‐  STRUCTURE     Metaphor |ˈmetəәˌfôr; -fəәr| • a thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else, esp. something abstract From Greek metaphora, from metapherein ‘to transfer.’

 

Minstrel song 2006 120 x 400 cm oil on polycarbonate Attic red-figure vase Lyre player 500 BC Berlin Painter             We 2007 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper

 

 

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Chaos |ˈkāˌäs| • Physics behavior so unpredictable as to appear random, owing to great sensitivity to small changes in conditions. From Greek khaos ‘vast chasm, void.’

 

Attic pottery figures (copy) 2006 150 x 120cm oil on polycarbonate

 

Mouse 2007 150 x 10 cm pencil on paper  

Detail of an Attic cup By Brygus, in the Louvre

 

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Dionysus |ˌdīəәˈnisəәs| Greek Mythology a Greek god, son of Zeus and Semele. He was originally a god of the fertility of nature, associated with wild and ecstatic   religious rites.    

 

Noble child 2006 120 x 350 cm oil on polycarbonate

QV building site 2002 50 x 120 cm oil and pencil on polycarbonate

 

Spiral 2007 150 x 10 cm pencil on paper    

 

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Tragedy |ˈtrajidē| From Greek tragōidia, apparently from tragos ‘goat’ (the reason remains unexplained) + ōidē ‘song, ode.’ Compare with tragic.

  The chorus sings 2006 60 x 120 cm oil on polycarbonate

Francisco Goya Witches’ Sabbath, 1820-1823 140 x 438 cm, oil on plaster

 

 

Resonate 2007 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper    

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Mayan god of cocoa (copy) 2006 120 x 120 cm oil on polycarbonate    

             

  Two 2007 30 x 10 cm pencil on paper

 

 

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    Mayan Oedipus 2006 70 x 120 cm oil on polycarbonate                                              

                          Feathers 2007 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper

 

 

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Juice 2007 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper

 

Jocasta with Irises 2006 50 x 60 cm oil and pencil on polycarbonate    

           

                                             

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      Needle 2007 15 x 10 cm pencil on paper

 

  Mask 2006 60 x 60cm oil on polycarbonate

 

 

Albrecht Durer, View of Arco 1495,watercolour and gouache on paper, 22.3 x 22.2 cm          

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Allegory |ˈaləәˌgôrē| A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning From Greek allēgoria, from allos ‘other’ + -agoria ‘speaking.’             Masked Oedipus 2006 60 x 60 cm oil on polycarbonate  

                                                                                                                                                                     

 

Penguin Publishing Oedipus 1947                             Look 2007 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper                

 

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    Human Nature 2006 60 x 60 cm pencil and oil on polycarbonate

  Human Nature (brown) 2006 60 x 60 cm oil on polycarbonate

 

                     

 

               

 

Paul Klee The navigator, 1932 34.5 x 50 cm watercolor and gouache on paper

Attic red-figure stamnos (detail) 500 BC Warrior leaving home Kleophon Painter            

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Brothers (assemblage) 2007

 

Stand 2007 15 x 10 cm pencil on paper              

 

 

      Oedipus and Antigone 2006 150 x 120 cm oil on acitate                    

     

 

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  Antigone with flowers 2006 160 x 90 cm oil on polycarbonate      

                                                       

 

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Prophesy (incomplete) 2007 120 x 300 cm oil and pencil on polycarbonate      

        Ray 2007 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper

     

 

   

 

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Theban plays Triptych - assemblage installation 2007 120 x 500 cm

   

Trip  

 

          Assemblage 2007 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper      

 

     

 

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Swim 2007 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper

Brothers 2007 150 x 120 cm oil on polycarbonate

 

         

 

Gauguin After the sermon 1888 73 x 92 cm oil on canvas  

 

 

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Child 2006 120 x 300 oil on polycarbonate    

                   

Owl 2007 150 x 10 cm pencil on paper            

 

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    Duck 2007 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper

 

 

 

Amsterdem theatre comp. Oedipus Rex. Photo           Oedipus Rex 2006 60 x 120 cm oil on polycarbonate          

   

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  Frieze 2006 40 x 170 cm oil and pencil on polycarbonate  

 

 

    Drawing assemblage, 2007, 20 x 30 cm, pencil on paper  

                     

                             

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                                                  View of Arco after Durer 2006 50 x 50 cm oil on canvas

      Spike 2007 15 x 10 cm pencil on paper                    

 

 

 

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    Mira 2007 120 x 500 cm oil and pencil on polycarbonate    

 

                    Wobble 2007 15 x 10 cm pencil on paper                      

 

   

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Chaos 2007 100 x 100 cm oil on polycarbonate      

                 

     

    Rocket 2007 15 x 10 cm pencil on paper

                   

 

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Father, son and Holy Ghost 2006 60x 120 cm oil on polycarbonate  

   

Leonardo De Vinci The last supper 1495-1498 460 x 880 tempera on gesso, pitch and mastic  

  Me and you 2007 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper

           

 

       

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I  AM:  METAMORPHOSIS  -­‐  RHIZOME  

 

Metamorphosis |ˌmetəәˈmôrfəәsəәs| The process of transformation • a change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one, by natural or supernatural means From Greek metamorphōsis, from metamorphoun ‘transform, change shape.’  

  Attic child 2008 120x 300 cm oil and crayon on polycarbonate

Centre 2007 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper

 

 

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Antigone and Ismine 2008 120 x 120 cm oil on polycarbonate            

 

           

           

Rhizome |ˈrīˌzōm| A continuously growing horizontal underground stem that puts out lateral shoots and adventitious roots at intervals. From Greek rhizōma, from rhizousthai ‘take root,’ based on rhiza ‘root.’

Nikos Kazis Antigone ,with Irene Papas 1961

 

 

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Jocaster and Antigone 2008 120x 60 cm oil on polycarbonate

 

Sphere 2007 15 x 10 cm pencil and paper

                               

 

Dialectic |ˌdīəәˈlektik| Philosophy The ancient Greeks used the term dialectic to refer to various methods of reasoning and discussion in order to discover the truth. More recently, Kant applied the term to the criticism of the contradictions that arise from supposing knowledge of objects beyond the limits of experience, e.g., the soul. Hegel applied the term to the process of thought by which apparent contradictions (which he termed thesis and antithesis) are seen to be part of a higher truth (synthesis). adjective From Greek dialektikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of debate,’ from dialegesthai ‘converse with’ (see dialogue ).

 

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Oedipus |ˈedəәpəәs; ˈēdəә-| Greek Mythology The son of Jocasta and of Laius, king of Thebes. Oedipus solved the riddle of the sphinx

 

     

 

Attic The chorus sings 2008 60x 120 cm pil and crayon on polycarbonate

Cello 2009 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper        

 

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    Antigone (black) 2008 120 x 90 cm oil on polycarbonate    

 

      Abriviate 2009 15 x 10 cm pencil on paper        

 

 

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    Human Nature (gold) 2008 50x 50 cm oil on polycarbonate    

 

              Flip 2009 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper              

 

                                               

 

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  Attic Minstrel song 2008 120 x 400 cm oil and crayon on polycarbonate    

 

 

               

Doll 2009 15 x 10 cm pencil on paper                

 

 

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    Deity 2008 120 x 120 cm oil and crayon on polycarbonate

                     

 

   

Square 2009 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper

 

 

 

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Attic Noble child - Assemblage Installation 2009 Cardboard and black paper                                                

 

Look 2009 15 x 10 cm pencil on paper

 

 

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Attic assemblage Installation 2008 200 x 600 cm

   

                                            ⇔ 2009 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper    

 

   

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Assemblage installation          

 

    Attic Brothers 2009 150 x 120 cm oil and crayon on polycarbonate

                     

 

Yes 2009 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper    

   

 

 

     

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Drawing assemblege 2007 20 x 30 cm pencil on paper        

            Forest 2009 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper        

 

 

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      Attic father, son and holy ghost 2009 120 x 300 cm oil and crayon on polycarbonate  

 

   

Dance 2009 15 x 10 cm pencil on paper        

 

   

 

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      Attic Oedipus and Antigone 2009 150 x 120 cm oil and crayon on polycarbonate                                                 When 2009 15 x 10 cm pencil on paper      

 

     

 

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    Attic Antigone in a constructed landscape 2009 120 x 150cm oil and pencil on polycarbonate  

 

                                                         

        Monalith 2009 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper            

 

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  Attic Noble child 2009 120 x 300cm oil on polycarbonate  

 

   

   

 

        Vortex 2009 15 x 10 cm pencil on paper      

                 

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Attic Oedipus at Colonus 2009 120 x 60 cm oil on polycarbonate                     Attic riddle of the Sphinx 2009 120 x 60 cm oil on polycarbonate                                   Cricket 2009 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper                  

 

 

 

 

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  Attic Mask 2009 120 x 60 cm oil and crayon on polycarbonate                               Attic Human Nature 2009 120 x 60 cm oil and crayon on polycarbonate                              

 

 

Together 2009 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper              

 

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Autonomous |ôˈtänəәməәs| from Greek autonomos ‘having its own laws’.

Turn 2009 15 x 10 cm pencil on paper

Attic Oedipus Rex 2009 60 x 120 cm oil on polycarbonate

 

         

     

 

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Trilogy (composite image) 2012 oil on polycarbonate 120 x 300 cm

 

 

    State 2009 10 x 15 cm pencil on paper

           

 

           

 

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Resume      

Ray David [email protected]

EDUCATION

2012

Doctor of Fine Art – R.M.I.T. University. Apollo come dance with me. Chaos and order; the paradigm of creation. (A creative duality of chaos and order as the physical and metaphysical paradigm of art and the cosmos.)

2004

Master of Fine Art - R.M.I.T. University. Created in your image. The construction of identity through artistic expression. (Creation myths and identity)

2002

B.A. (Fine Arts) R.M.I.T. University. Redemptive illusion. The deception of meaning.

PUBLICATION 2012

David, Ray: A mimetic psyche, in: IMAGE 15, Cologne: Halem 2012

http://www.gib.uni-tuebingen.de/image?function=fnArticle&showArticle=202

LECTURE SCHOOL OF ART FORUM APOLLO COME DANCE WITH ME; CHAOS AND ORDER THE DUALITY OF CREATION

PANELS AND COMMITTIES ARTPLAY ADVISORY COUNCIL CITY OF MELBOURNE

 

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EXHIBITIONS GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009 2008 2007 2005 2005 2004 2003 2002 2002 2000 1999 1997

Siemens Finalist Works-in-Progress. -D.F.A. Group Exhibition Forced Unity – D.F.A. Group Exhibition Discovery Art Show, Gasworks Gallery – Albert Park Intrude Contemporary Art, Fitzroy Short listed for Smorgon Steel Art Prize - Williamstown Festival Intrude Contemporary Art, Fitzroy R.M.I.T. University Graduate Show Dickerson’s Gallery Graduate Show, Richmond Siemens Optilt Gallery, North Fitzroy Roar Studios, Fitzroy

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2008 2005 2004 Northcote. 2003 2003 1999

 

Gossard, project space, RMIT. Oedipus Rex Intrude Gallery, Malvern. Created in your image. Synergy Gallery, Northcote. Post modern Mona Lisa Isabel of Intrude Contemporary Art, Fitzroy. Varying degrees of abstraction. Honeyeaters Gallery, Collingwood The deception of meaning Darebin City Council. New works

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