MELINDA LE GUAY Material Matters 22 April to 17 May 2014
Melinda Le Guay Material Matters 22 April to 17 May 2014
As I focus on, or move from one activity to another in my domestic realm, I am always gathering and processing materials to do with my practice; everyday ‘stuff’ provides a lot of matter I use in my art-making. In collaboration with these disparate materials, the processes I employ are also the ones I use in my home, my studio. Gathering, cleaning, drying, pressing, sorting and ordering are time consuming, contemplative and compelling. When ordered, the matter takes on the appearance of a collection. In conjunction with other materials, the inherent qualities of each part pose interesting challenges, sometimes resulting in unplanned outcomes.
Melinda Le Guay Material Matters, Brenda May Gallery installation view, 2014
Melinda Le Guay ‘Gathering’ 2014 installation - lantern vine pods, hand twisted paper, bound seagrass, agapanthus stem, millet, copper wire, beads, bones, cotton, waxed thread, coated thread, metallic thread 13 pieces 77 x 89 x 9cm variable
Melinda Le Guay ‘Garland’ 2014 Acer negundo seeds, jute, safety pins, bone, metallic thread 56 x 28 x 6cm variable
Melinda Le Guay ‘Garland’ (detail) 2014 Acer negundo seeds, jute, safety pins, bone, metallic thread 56 x 28 x 6cm variable
Melinda Le Guay, ‘Protection’ 2014 hand-cut paper, hand-knitted metallic thread 15 x 20 x 20cm
Melinda Le Guay, ‘Natural Order (Stack)’ 2014 agapanthus stalk, cotton thread 14.5 x 12 x 12cm
Melinda Le Guay ‘Ordered’ 2014 jacaranda stalks, twine 40 x 26 x 22cm
Melinda Le Guay, ‘Natural Order (Grid)’ 2014 agapanthus stalk, cotton thread 65 x 60 x 3cm
Melinda Le Guay, ‘Bound’ 2014 arecastrum palm, jute 26.5 x 94 x 4.5cm
Melinda Le Guay, ‘Natural Order (Fragments)’ 2014 coated tissue, agapanthus stalk, cotton thread 18 x 20 x 16cm variable
Melinda Le Guay, ‘Natural Order (East)’ 2014 coated paper, agapanthus stalk, cotton thread, twine, safety pins 14 x 20 x 20cm variable
Melinda Le Guay ‘Huddle’ 2014 deconstructed fabric 3 pieces 30 x 16 x 15cm variable
Melinda Le Guay ‘Fall’ 2014, crepe paper, metallic thread, bamboo, cotton, brass pins 272 x 30 x 30cm
Melinda Le Guay Material Matters, Brenda May Gallery installation view, 2014
Melinda Le Guay, ‘Natural Order’ (detail) 2014 Nyssa sylvatica leaves, cotton thread, perspex cases - diptych 226.5 x 15 x 8cm variable
Melinda Le Guay, ‘Contain & Collect’ 2014 found vessels, collected seeds, gauze, ink 21 x 18 x 14cm variable
Melinda Le Guay, ‘Apothecary’ 2014 found vessels, shell, lapis, saffron, dried fungus, gelatin capsules, bone, metal, sterling silver chain, thread - 5 pieces 16 x 20 x 19cm variable
Melinda Le Guay, ‘Blue Story’ 2014 installation - cotton, ink, hand-cut paper, jute, pins, paper, knitted thread, pumice, cotton, twine, thread - 19 pieces 94 x 127 x 9cm variable
Melinda Le Guay, ‘Contained’ 2014 pumice, cotton, ink, pins, beads 8 x 14 x 15cm
Melinda Le Guay, ‘Bunched’ 2014 cotton, ink 6.5 x 8 x 7.5cm
Melinda Le Guay, ‘Stack’ 2014 cotton, ink, pins, beads 9 x 17 x 10cm variable
Melinda Le Guay, ‘Scroll’ 2014 ink on Japanese paper, ink on cotton string 6.5 x 27 x 11cm
Melinda Le Guay ‘Stack’ 2014 oxidised copper, fish bones 10 x 18 x 17cm variable
Melinda Le Guay Material Matters, Brenda May Gallery installation view, 2014
Melinda Le Guay, ‘Dark Matter I’ 2014 deconstructed black organza 12.5 x 15 x 17cm
Melinda Le Guay, ‘Dark Matter III’ 2014 deconstructed black organza - 3 pieces 10 x 18 x 17cm variable
Melinda Le Guay, ‘Dark Matter II’ 2014 gold ink on hand-cut paper, ink + graphite powder on pumice, Japanese pins 8 x 28 x 12cm
Melinda Le Guay, ‘Dark Matter IV’ 2014 deconstructed black organza - 7 pieces 71 x 61 x 13cm variable
MELINDA LE GUAY SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2014 Material matters, Brenda May Gallery. 2012 Blood Lines, Brenda May Gallery. 2011 Conflict, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. 2009 Take Care, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. 2008 In Touch, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. 2006 Silent Order, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. 2005 Marking Time, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. GROUP 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
EXHIBITIONS In Tandem, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. Christmas Show, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. Art + Science, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. Paper Works II, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. International Women’s Day Art Prize. Major Artists, Major Works, Brenda May Gallery. Paper Now, The Incinerator Art Space, NSW. Blake Prize Directors’ Cut online exhibition. In Situ, Mosman Festival of Sculpture & Installation, Sydney. Body Language, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. Willoughby Sculpture Prize, Incinerator Art Space, Willoughby, NSW. Paper Works, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. Christmas Show, Brenda May Galley, Sydney. The Flower Show, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. Melbourne Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, VIC. Sculpture 207 - Form Without Function, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. Art + Humour Too, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. Birthday Show, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. Sculpture 2006, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. SMALL, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. Melbourne Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, VIC. Sculpture 2005 - Kinetic Art, Brenda May Gallery. Brenda May – Twenty Years, Brenda May Gallery, Syd. Couples/Collaborators + Other Partnerships, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. 10th Syd. Art on Paper Fair, Byron Kennedy Hall, Syd. Object Show, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. Sculpture 2004, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. Spectrum 2004, Parliament House, Sydney. Three Colours - White, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney.
B R E N D A M AY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (cont’d) 2003 Prima Materia, Spirit Level Designs, Sydney. Gathered, Spirit Level Designs, Sydney ASX-Reuters Charity/Fonas, Cell Block, NAS, Sydney. Infusion, Cell Block, National Art School, Sydney. Sydney Art on Paper Fair, Sydney. Choice, First Draft Gallery, Sydney. Royal Parade: 3rd Annual Directors. 2002 Honours Degree Show, National Art School, Sydney. 2000 Graduate Exhibition, National Art School, Sydney. Ideas in Progress, National Art School, Sydney. Skygarden Art Prize, Pitt Street Mall, Sydney. Unframed 37, National Art School, Sydney. 2000 Sel et Poivre, National Art School, Sydney. 1999 Self-Portrait, National Art School, Sydney. Drawing Week, National Art School, Sydney. 1998 Annual Students’ Exhibition, National Art School. Printmaking Exhibition, National Art School, Syd. 1978 Potters’ Society Members Gallery, Sydney John Clark Gallery, University of NSW, Sydney. Australian Crafts Touring Exhibition, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney & around Australia. 1976 Thrumster Village Gallery, Port Macquarie. 1973-75 Royal Doulton Studio Touring Exhibition, Aust. 1971 Galleries of Paddington and Balmain, Sydney. AWARDS/COMMISSIONS 2011 Finalist, Willoughby Sculpture Prize. 2000 Ken Done Scholarship Award, Sydney. 1999 Grosvenor Place mural, commissioned by Lend Lease, Sydney. 1987 Ken Harris Award, Sydney. 1971 Ceramic commissions for Artes Studio and Architectural Industry, Sydney. COLLECTIONS Artbank; Crafts Council of Australia, Sydney; Commonwealth Bank of Australia; corporate, public and private collections in Australia, America, United Arab Emirates and Switzerland
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