si-d "The Grotto" 27th May - 22nd June

The eye sees all, all hail the eye. 

The end of May saw the opening of the wonderful si-d's show. His earthy tones and warm finishes are truly something from an original perspective. As crude as it is to relate art to drug use, one get's the feeling that this work would not be out of place in some Peyote induced spirit-quest in some wild North-American landscape. Thank's si-d!!!

Artist Statement

A collection of work about shelter and reviewing comfort.

Biography

Simon Dransfield draws stories, and probably will for as long as he lasts. He doesn’t like liquorice or anything with too much ginger, and mainly thinks about the universe and life and death. He got a piece of paper from a university, but who really gives a....

See more of si-d's work at www.simondransfield.com

Fiona Barbetti "Exquisite Corpse" 4th March - 31st March

Fiona Barbetti's images of shadowy body parts clung to our boxes on Monday night. The LEDs in our boxes added a ghostly new dimension to her work. The x-ray style of her work combined with our humble plywood boxes conjured thoughts of the doctors office (that doctor that you like, that makes you feel comfortable, the one that's friends with your mum). Thank you Fiona!

Exquisite Corpse

My work explores the aesthetic of light and shade, darkness and light. I am interested in past experiences and creating new ones for the visitor when viewing my work. “Exquisite Corpse” is a reflection of our bodies and the experience we have with them, the body parts represented in this exhibition were selected based on my personal experience with each.

Biography

Fiona Barbetti is a Melbourne based artist who works across painting, photography and installation.  Fiona has a Bachelor of Fine Art and a Graduate Diploma of Art Education. She has exhibited work around Melbourne and has also been involved in exhibitions in Italy and Norway.

Ro Noonan "Pretty, Ordinary Constructions" 4th February - 3rd March

The night of the 4th saw the extremely well attended opening of Ro Noonan's wonderful new show. Truly original and beautiful works using timber, acrylic and various plastics were installed to great effect in our boxes. The subtlety and modesty in Ro's work comforts the viewer. In using familiar materials in unconventional ways there is a melding of history and the inevitable future all at once.

Pretty, Ordinary Constructions

Embracing my contently average carpentry ability, instability is probably inevitable but the materials influence the structures they become. These pretty, ordinary constructions negotiate the strength in wood, the instability of plastic and nurture of colour, in the process of finding balance or imbalance.

Biography

I grew up kind of a country boy, big family, bush, but no cows. Cherished it but wasn’t great at that. I'm now currently living, working and studying in Melbourne.  

See more of Ro Noonan's work at http://ronoonan.tumblr.com/