a. j. taylor | mapleton | online catalogue 2012
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A. J. Taylor | Mapleton 2 - 26 February 2012TRANSCRIPT
A. J. TAYLORMapleton
Opening: Thursday 2 February 2012 6-8pmExhibition: 2 - 26 February 2012
MARTIN BROWNE CONTEMPORARY15-21 HAMPDEN STREET PADDINGTON NSW 2021 TEL: 02 9331 7997 FAX: 02 9331 [email protected] www.martinbrownecontemporary.com
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Mapleton
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COMPILERS: Martin Browne and Electra Foley PHOTOGRAPHY: Jon LinkinsCOLOUR SEPARATIONS: Spitting Image, SydneyPRINTING: Southern Colour, Sydney
Cover Image: Mapleton 2, 2011, oil on board, 183 x 364 cm
Mapleton 4, 2011 oil on board, 183 x 183 cm
Mapleton 10, 2011, oil on board, 122 x 214 cm
Mapleton 6, 2011, oil on board, 91.5 x 366 cm
Mapleton 3, 2011, oil on board, 182 x 273 cm
Mapleton 2, 2011, oil on board, 183 x 364 cm
Mapleton 11, 2011, oil on board, 91.5 x 169 cm
Mapleton 7, 2011, oil on board, 81.5 x 366 cm
Mapleton 9, 2011, oil on board, 122 x 244 cm
Mapleton 8, 2011, oil on board, 122 x 244 cm
Mapleton 5, 2011, oil on board, 183 x 183 cm
LIST OF WORKS
Mapleton 2 (detail)
Mapleton is a series of more-or-less life-size paintings of a group of trees in the Mapleton Forest Reserve on the Blackall Range in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. The largest paintings are made up of separate panels; landscapes within landscapes that at a distance combine to present an immediately recognisable and naturalistic representation of typical remnant Australian rainforest. Up close, tree trunks disintegrate into columns of abstract shapes, which like those in a camouflage pattern, conspire to confuse the eye: challenging the illusion of volume and defying resolution at the edges. In parts the trees and foliage are implausibly transparent, with gaps revealing a complicated surface of apparently chaotic marks of surprising, saturated colours. Do the pictures present as convincing images despite these paradoxical elements? Or do they work precisely because of the disparities and contradictions that demand to be integrated and resolved in an active process of seeing?
AJT, January 2012
Mapleton 4, 2011Oil on board183 x 183 cm
Mapleton 10, 2011Oil on board122 x 214 cm
Mapleton 6, 2011Oil on board91.5 x 366 cm
Mapleton 3, 2011Oil on board182 x 273 cm
Mapleton 2, 2011Oil on board183 x 364 cm
Mapleton 11, 2011Oil on board91.5 x 169 cm
Mapleton 7, 2011Oil on board81.5 x 366 cm
Mapleton 9, 2011Oil on board122 x 244 cm
Mapleton 8, 2011Oil on board122 x 244 cm
Mapleton 5, 2011Oil on board183 x 183 cm
Born: 1969, lives and works on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 Mapleton, Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney2010 Brisbane River, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane2009 A Wider View, Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney2008 Home Ground, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane2007 From the Front, Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney2005 Permanent Mauve, Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney2004 Scratching the Surface, Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney2003 Paynter Creek, Doggett Street Studio, Brisbane2002 Macadamia Trees, Doggett Street Studio, Brisbane
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney2011 Straddie, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane2011 Suite, Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney2010 Melbourne Art Fair, Martin Browne Fine Art
AWARDS
2011 Finalist, Wynne Prize2011 Finalist, Fleurieu Art Prize2008 Finalist, Fleurieu Art Prize2004 Finalist, John Glover Art Prize
COLLECTIONS
ArtbankBHP BillitonMacquarie BankWesley Hospital Art Foundation
FORTHCOMING EXHIBITIONS
MARTIN BROWNE CONTEMPORARY15-21 HAMPDEN STREET PADDINGTON NSW 2021 TEL: 02 9331 7997 FAX: 02 9331 [email protected] www.martinbrownecontemporary.com
GALLERY HOURS: TUESDAY - SUNDAY 10:30AM - 6PM
McLean Edwards 1 - 25 March 2012Adrienne Doig
Tim Maguire 29 March - 22 April 2012
Alexander McKenzie 3 - 27 May 2012
MARTIN BROWNE CONTEMPORARY15-21 HAMPDEN STREET PADDINGTON NSW 2021 TEL: 02 9331 7997 FAX: 02 9331 [email protected] www.martinbrownecontemporary.com
GALLERY HOURS: TUESDAY - SUNDAY 10:30AM - 6PM