Janet Laurence: A Case Study

Curated specifically for senior school students, the exhibition is supported by a comprehensive artist case study publication.

Although initially trained in painting, her interests have taken her into photography, sculpture, site-specific permanent sculpture, installation, architecture and film. Janet Laurence’s artworks appear in both public and private collections throughout the world.

Locally, she has major public artworks installed: in Sydney at the Museum of Sydney, the Central Synagogue, the Sydney 2000 Olympic site, and the Domain; in Melbourne, at the CH2 Building; and in Canberra at the Australian War Memorial and various government buildings, to name but a few. Internationally, public commissions feature in Changi Airport, Thailand; the Olympic Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland; Hyde Park, London, England; and the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial site, Japan.

Drawing from environmental, chemical and biological sciences, Laurence’s recent works explore situations where the balance and co-dependency underpinning all life on our planet are under threat.

 

 

Image above: Janet Laurence, Blood and Chlorophyll (detail) 2013. Rescued red gum, acrylic, scientific glass, blown glass, Innes gatherings, salt, coral, bones, wood, oil paint, pigment in oil, dried grass, inkjet on acrylic, tulle, mushrooms, mirror, sulphur, botanical matter, approx 860 x 510 x 160 cm as installed at Hugo Michell Gallery, Adelaide. Photo: James Grouse

Image below: Janet Laurence, Ghost, 2009. Glass, stainless steel, concrete, approx. 500 x 140 x 80 cm

 

 

 

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Museum of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie, 1A First Street, Booragul 2284  View in Google Maps