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J u l i a nOn g p i nY o u n gA r t i s t s( J OY A ) i san e wc o n t e mp o r a r ya r t g a l l e r ys e t o ns h o wc a s i n ge me r g i n gi n t e r n a t i o n a l a r t i s t sa l o n g s i d eas e l e c t s t a b l eo f t h ec o u n t r y ’ se me r g i n ga n dmo s t i n s p i r e da r t i s t i ct a l e n t . A sy o u t h f u l n e s sa n d y o u n ga r t a r ear e f l e c t i o no f o n e ' si n n e r s e n s i b i l i t yr a t h e r t h a no f a g e , i t i so n l yf i t t i n gt h a t J OY Awi l l c a t e r t oa l l d e mo g r a p h i c sa n dr e p r e s e n t a r t i s t so f a l l a g e sa n ds t a t i o n so f l i f e ; i nt h i sv e i n , ap a t ht o wa r d sb o t hq u a l i t ya n d p a s s i o ni se a r n e s t l yi l l u mi n a t e d . On eg r e a t l yr e c o g n i z e df u n c t i o no f a r t i st oa c t a sas h i n i n gb e a c o na n dmi r r o r t ot h es u b c o n s c i o u s . I nl i g h t o f t h i s , J OY Ag a l l e r yi sp l e a s e dt oa n n o u n c ei t sd e b u t s h o we n t i t l e dF R ONT I E R S , f e a t u r i n ge me r g i n gA u s t r a l i a na r t i s t He n r yC u r c h o d( S y d n e y ) wi t hh i ss e r i e s“ R e d u c t i o n s , ”a n de s t a b l i s h e dF i l i p i n oc o mme r c i a l p h o t o g r a p h e r A r t u Ne p o mu c e n o( Ma n i l a ) wi t hh i sf i r s t a b s t r a c t o f f e r i n ge n t i t l e d“ P s y c h e d e l i cWa r f a r e . ” S h o wc a s i n gt h ed i f f e r e n t s t a t e so f mo v e me n t a n dt e n s i o nwi t h i ne a c ha r t i s t ’ sc o l l e c t i o n , F R ONT I E R Sa i mst o h i g h l i g h t t h ed i f f e r i n gs t a g e so f s p i r i t u a l a n de mo t i o n a l b a l a n c et h a t h a v es u r f a c e di nt h ec o n s t a n t l yc h a n g i n g l a n d s c a p eo f o u r c o n s c i o u s n e s s .

He n r yC u r c h o do nh i sl i f e , a r t a n do u t l o o k : “ P a i n t i n gt omei st h es t r u g g l et or e p r e s e n t wh a t i st r u ea n dwh a t i sb e a u t i f u l . T h et woa r en o t a l wa y smu t u a l l y e x c l u s i v e . ”T h eA r t Ga l l e r yo f Ne wS o u t hWa l e s ' we b s i t e . “ A r t i st h ef i r s t t h i n gI c a nr e me mb e r i n s p i r i n gme… Wh yd oa n y t h i n ga t a l l ?Y o uc a nf i l l y o u r l i f ewi t ha l l k i n d so f s e e mi n g l yme a n i n g f u l o r p o i n t l e s st h i n g s , a n do f t e ni t a mo u n t st on o t h i n g . A r t r e l a t e st ot h eh u ma ne x p e r i e n c e , a no p p o r t u n i t yt oc o mme n t o na l l t h eb e a u t ya n d a b s u r d i t yo f t h i swo r l d . I t ’ sawa yt oe mo t i o n a l l yc o n n e c t wi t hp e o p l et h a t d o e s n ’ t i n v o l v es c r e e n sa n dI n t e r n e t . A n dr e a l l y , wh a t e l s ea mI g o i n gt od o ? ”www. T h e d a i l y i mp r i n t . c o m

A r t uNe p o mu c e n oo nh i sb o d yo f wo r kf o r F R ONT I E R S : “ Wh a t wa sb i r t h e di nc h a o s , e n d swi t hu s . ‘ P s y c h e d e l i cWa r f a r e ’ i sac h r o n i c l e de x p l o r a t i o no f t h ep h a s e so f l i f e l o s t a n dg a i n e di nas i n g l ep r o c e s s . I t i st h es t a g e so f n e a r d e s t r u c t i o nwh e r ee x i s t e n c er e a c h e sat u r n i n gp o i n t . I t i st h ea c c u s a t i o nt h a t p e r h a p sh u ma n i t yb e a r st h er e s p o n s i b i l i t yf o r i t so wnd o o mt h r o u g hi t so wni r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y . I t i st h eq u e s t i o no f wh e t h e r weh a v ef a i l e di nmo s t e v e r y t h i n ge x c e p t o n e : d e s t r o y i n gah o mewi t h o u t k n o wnr e p l a c e me n t , o r i f weh a v ep a s s e dt h r o u g ht h e s et r i a l so f t e n s i o ni no n eo r mo r ep i e c e s , r e a d yt oh e a l . Ul t i ma t e l yt h e c h o i c er e s t swi t hu s . ”


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