Summer in Australian is synonymous with seaside recreation – with sandcastles, boards, thongs, with swimming, fishing and congregation in the sun. Swell taps into the holiday context to scrutinise and celebrate contemporary beach culture from the artist’s point of view.
Summer in Australia is synonymous with seaside recreation – with sandcastles, boards, boats, with swimming, fishing and congregation in the sun. This exhibition draws on the flavour of the season celebrate contemporary beach culture from the artist’s point of view.
SWELL has it all and from some of this country’s leading artists: James Angus’s giant white manta ray; sharks made out of woollen blankets by Ricky Swallow;
Shaun Gladwell’s famous Storm sequence (2000) and a solid board-wax surfboard
crafted by Tim Silver.
THE ARTISTS
James Angus
Narelle Autio
Michael Bell
Robert Boynes
Maria Fernanda Cardoso
Francis Celtlan
John Earle
Steven Giese
Shaun Gladwell
Todd McMillan
Claire Martin
John Morris
Anne Riley
Martin Sharp
Peter Sharp
Tim Silver
Catherine and Jennifer Strutt
Ricky Swallow
Ken Thaiday
Anne Zahalka
Image above: Michael Bell, Dog Beach, Newcastle 2004. Oil on canvas
Image below: Ricky Swallow, Blanket shark, 1996. Wool blanket over plaster and wire
Museum of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie, 1A First Street, Booragul 2284 View in Google Maps
1A First Street , Booragul 2284