Greer Taylor - out of rain

GREER TAYLOR out of rain 9 September to 4 October 2014

Greer Taylor out of rain 9 September to 4 October 2014

Rain has magical qualities that not only engage with all our senses, it delivers from the ‘heavens’ the essential ingredient required to make the life on our planet possible (who is to know what is required elsewhere?)… out of rain has a triple meaning: - under our roof we are sheltered “out of rain” - what comes “out of rain”? - new growth - what happens when we are “out of rain”? - desert The works in out of rain refer in some way to this triple meaning together with reference to the ‘lifecycle’ of water: rain, clouds, mist, deluge, its seepage into the earth - to comment about cutting off supply.

Greer Taylor, ‘concavity’ 2014, automotive paint on aluminium, medical felt, cotton thread, found sticks, acrylic, nylon, 110 x 120 x 36cm

concavity of fertility (rain) falling from a pink bottomed cloud; hole dug into the earth; roots of a tree below the ground pinning the tree to the earth; an uprooted root bole, exposed to view; a vessel for holding a forest.

Greer Taylor, ‘cloud 8+1’ 2014, medical felt, silicon thread, stainless steel, steel, 32 x 25 x 25cm

a whimsical “cloud” with 8 legs and one point = cloud 9

Greer Taylor, ‘rebound’ 2014, alligator clips, banksia leaves, automotive paint on MDF, steel, 28 x 28 x 28cm

drops of rain hit the surface, momentarily rebounding, ultimately surrendering to gravity… to seep into the earth to generate an upward rebound of growth.

Greer Taylor, ‘the other side’ 2014, found sticks, knitted tinned wire, steel, automotive paint on MDF, 46 x 45 x 35cm

a small fragile vessels/creature rides on a water droplet to ‘the other side’, while rain falls all around.

Greer Taylor, ‘seep’ 2014, engineering felt, bamboo and wool thread, acrylic, text, 41 x 55 x 55cm

seep in vs. seep out seepage of moisture into the earth vs. fertility washed out / wasted by misuse of land / poor land management (the earth crying blood) This text is embedded in the work: rain earth seep roots cut cry blood wounded lost echos find

Greer Taylor, ‘falling through’ 2014, knitted tinned wire, cotton thread, acrylic, medical felt, stainless steel, aluminium, rice flour, 62 x 50 x 50cm a slice of the earth (a core sample) revealed and isolated,– its life limited. Layering refers to the seepage of water through layers of soil permeating ever outwards pulled into root systems. Stacking makes reference both to layers of time and to the stacking of materials that humans use (such as bricks or even the floors of a multi floor building) to create shelters to keep us out of rain.

On the floor is a square of white powder which both helps define the interior details while focusing on the idea of the layers as a sieve, a comment about stewardship of land – it (stewardship) is ’falling through’ to the point where land has little value unless it is for what profits it can provide.

Greer Taylor, ‘hover’ 2014, knitted stainless steel wire, acrylic, stainless steel, steel, 50 x 41 x 36cm

morning mist suspended over a crisp early morning river

Greer Taylor, ‘pool’ 2014, medical felt, stainless steel, sticks, automotive paint on hub cap, acrylic, coloured paper, 30 x 50 x 50cm

a small fragile “core” is taken supporting a small pool over which a delicate ring of sticks dance.

Greer Taylor, ‘span’ 2014, knitted stainless steel wire, stainless steel, elastic thread, paint, MDF, pins, 380 x 210 x 110cm variable

Clouds ignore human made boundaries, spanning borders, states, countries … subject only to the movement of air in the atmosphere of the whole planet.

Here a “long cloud” spans the two walls of the gallery, unifying them.

Greer Taylor, ‘out of rain’ (detail) 2014 text, paint, turf 250 x 60 x 70cm variable

Greer Taylor, ‘out of rain’ 2014 text, paint, turf 250 x 60 x 70cm variable

this text based work reminds us, the viewers (I/ me/you) standing in the gallery space, of the soil that is still beneath our feet, soil that once supported a place of wild living diversity is now parched and devoid of life. Put so well by Wendell Berry: “…under the pavement the soil is dreaming of grass.”

GREER TAYLOR SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2014 out of rain, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney.

2013 zero&one, [MARS] Gallery, Port Melbourne VIC .

2012 descend, The Hanging Space Art Gallery, Woonona.

2011 string theory, [MARS] Gallery, Port Melbourne VIC .

2010 GRID, Small Wall, Project Contemporary ArtSpace, Wollongong.

2009 SLICE, Project Contemporary ArtSpace, Wollongong.

2008 All Birds, 313 Theatre Gallery, Wollongong.

2006 A Presence of Bird, De Havilland Gallery, Wollongong.

2004 Getting Lost, at Karoona Gallery, Wollongong West TAFE. SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2014 MARS Gallery new space launch, Windsor, VIC.

Artists Emerge at the WTC, World Trade Centre,

Melbourne - a MARS initiative.

Sculpture in the Vineyards, Wollombi, NSW.

finalist, UWS Sculpture Awards and Exhibition, University of

Western Sydney, Campbelltown, NSW.

finalist, Lorne Sculpture Biennale, Lorne, VIC.

Sculpture 2014, Brenda May Gallery, Waterloo, NSW. 2013 being in the moment | art and mindfulness, Nan Tien Institute.

Sculpture by the Sea 2013, Bondi, NSW.

Artisans Sculpture Walk, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney.

IAVAshowcase 2013, Project Contemporary Artspace.

Sculpture at Scenic World, Katoomba, NSW.

Acacia Place Art Installation Competition, Haven Display

Unit, Abbotsford, VIC.

Sculpture by the Sea On Seven, ‘On Seven’ David Jones

Elizabeth Store, Sydney, NSW.

Montalto Sculpture Prize, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria.

Sculpture 2013, Brenda May Gallery, Waterloo, NSW.

Small Sculpture Fair 2013, McClelland Gallery, VIC. 2012 Sculpture by the Sea 2012, Bondi, NSW.

Maquette Show, MARS Gallery, Part Melbourne, VIC.

finalist, Sculpture at Scenic World 2012, Katoomba, NSW.

finalist, University of Western Sydney Sculpture Prize,

Campbelltown, NSW. 2011 finalist, Sculpture by the Sea 2011, Bondi, NSW. finalist, Lorne Sculpture Festival and Prize, Lorne, VIC .

finalist, Swell Sculpture Festival and Prize, Currumbin, QLD.

finalist, Montalto Sculpture Prize 2011, Montalto Winery,

Mornington Peninsula VIC.

group survey: local:current, Wollongong City Gallery,

Wollongong NSW.

B R E N D A M AY

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS (cont’d) 2011 finalist, Montalto Sculpture Prize 2011, Montalto Winery,

Mornington Peninsula VIC. 2010 installation: string theory – catch, Wollongong City Gallery.

finalist, Yering Station Sculpture Prize, Yering Station, Yarra

Glen VIC. finalist, Montalto Sculpture Prize 2010, Montalto Winery,

Mornington Peninsula VIC.

finalist, CURRENT Sculpture Biennial 2010 I Acquisitive

Sculpture Award, Wangaratta VIC.

finalist, Blacktown City Art Exhibition, Blacktown City

Gallery, Blacktown, NSW.

PinkRoom installation, Number Ten Art Precinct, Jamberoo.

2009 random order, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Gymea .

commendation, Callen Art Prize, Cowra Art Gallery.

2008 finalist, 59th Blake Prize, NAS Gallery, Darlinghurst.

2007 finalist, Calleen Art Prize, Cowra Regional Gallery, Cowra.

Milestones, Project Contemporary ArtSpace, A Wollongong

City Council project.

2005 finalist, John Leslie Art Prize, Gippsland Art Gallery.

SELECTED AWARDS/RESIDENCIES/ACQUISITIONS 2014 Winner, UWS Acquisitive Sculpture Award, University of

Western Sydney, Campbelltown campus, NSW.

Melton Waves Leisure Centre Public Art Project: Rain

Stories, Melton City Council , VIC. 2013 Highly Commended, Sculpture at Scenic World Acquisitive

Prize 2013, Katoomba, NSW.

shortlisted Acacia Place Art Installation Competition,

Abbotsford, VIC. 2012 winner inaugural Sculpture at Scenic World 2012

acquisitive prize, Katoomba, NSW.

highly commented, University of Western Sydney Sculpture

Prize, Campbelltown, NSW.

shortlised for Hamton Homes Vehicle Entrance Urban Art

Project, VIC. 2012 Special mention Lorne Sculpture 2011 Lorne, VIC.

Special mention, Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, NSW. 2010 Public art project: library mural, Thirroul District Community

Centre & Library, Thirroul – a Wollongong City Council project.

COLLECTIONS University of Western Sydney; Thirroul District Community Centre & Library; Melton City Council, Victoria.

G A L L E R Y

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