Adam Derums The Heartbeat of a Moth 04.03.20 – 21.03.20 I can’t help but see Adam Derums’ paintings as a part of this tradition. Not only the connection between art and spiritualism but more interestingly, ectoplasm, with its connotations of materializing experiences that James termed ‘insensible objects’. For me, these paintings on show at Five … Read More
Oscar Yanez and Bryan Spier Study for a Collaborative Exhibition 04.03.20 – 21.03.20 ‘Study for a collaborative exhibition at Five Walls’ applies collage and assemblage to transform the gallery space into a speculatively painted environment. Oscar Yanez and Bryan Spier are painters known for working in an abstract idiom, each constructing images from an idiosyncratic … Read More
Chris Packer The Waves 04.03.20 – 21.03.20 This project revisits a series I made back in 2013 called The Planes, which showed at Factory 49 in Sydney. The lines in those works described a set of intersecting planes, each bisecting the space. There were no planes when you looked at the works, only straight lines. … Read More