13 October — 11 November
Kathy Barber is constantly drawn to the New Zealand landscape: the moving colour, the light on the land, the shaft of light penetrating bush, the horizons where nothingness meets presence, and to the sublime pleasure and awe of being in nature. A desire to capture an essence of those feelings – to render some of those sensations, through mark making into impressions – is what lies at the heart of these paintings.
South references an accumulation of experiences in the Central Otago region. The colours are taken directly from the land: moss greens vibrate over inky black granite and Manuka pinks flourish amidst the charcoal tones of blackened wood. The use of sticks and leaves as brushes produce an array of organic marks and notations. These weave in and around larger more familiar scripts, cutting through vast blocked areas and voids, where they interact with colour like tangled undergrowth.
Installation view: (from left) Tethered Nimbus, The Chasm. Image courtesy of Artsdiary.
Left to right: Flux, Nexus, Nimbus, Chasm. Image courtesy of Artsdiary
Understory above, with Natalie Guy Akari Buronzu. Image courtesy of Arstdiary
Additional works on paper and canvas are available. Please visit the artist’s page or contact us for further images and information.
NB: Installation views of this exhibition courtesy of Sait Akirrman at Artsdiary.