Tag Archive for: Artist Profile

Joyce Hinterding: An Invisible Matter

Joyce Hinterding attempts to make visible the elemental forces that are invisible in everyday life and in doing so, writes Carrie Miller, she broadens our understanding of what reality might be.

Aleks Danko: A Man with a Motto

Aleks Danko has often been described as one of Australia’s seminal conceptual artists but he makes the claim that his work is more a parody of conceptual art than an attempt to be a conceptual artist.

Nell: Freedom within contradictions

Sydney artist Nell’s work explores birth, sex, mortality, Buddhism and love to a rock ‘n’ roll soundtrack. Carrie Miller takes a look at what in particular informs her latest exhibition.

Jonathan Jones: Afraid of the Dark

Drawing on patterns in modern life, from the street lights lining highways to the repetitive lines on bank statements, Jonathan Jones creates dazzling installations of light.

Collector’s Dossier: Fiona Foley

Fiona Foley sees herself more as an educator than a visual artist. Unearthing aspects of Indigenous history either unknown, buried or forgotten, Foley’s vision is both arresting and memorable writes Timothy Morrell.

Sam Jinks: Precious and Powerful

Realist sculptor Sam Jinks would prefer not to be known for his virtuosity, but for creating quietly powerful works that actually mean something, writes John McDonald. With audiences known to cry in front of his works, he’s on the right track.

Lisa Adams: Outside In

Self-taught painter Lisa Adams sits firmly outside the art establishment. Hidden away in her remote hinterland studio, she uses her distance to produce witty and often surprising takes on modern day dilemmas writes Ingrid Periz.

Grant Stevens: Warning, this artist is messing with your head

Grant Stevens presents conundrums, problems and puzzles built from the plots of movies and the names of stars to faraway turtle beaches and endless guitar solos…. Often all at the same time. Andrew Frost tries to sort it all out.

Amanda Marburg: Plasticine Friends

Amanda Marburg’s world is melancholic, somehow poetic and strangely medieval. She is a painter of exquisite subtlety.

Matthew Sleeth: World Vision

Photographer Matthew Sleeth takes on the world. And gives back as good as he gets. It’s a perfect match.