PETER TILLEY Figure in the Landscape 25 March to 17 April 2014
Peter Tilley Figure in the Landscape 25 March to 17 April 2014
The inclusion of the figure in the landscape can add a powerful element to a three dimensional statement. This is because the human form is capable, like nothing else, of depicting a range of human experience from fate, to authority and awkwardness, to self-deception, while at the same time displaying an underlying dignity. The language of figurative realism is simply, for me, the most effective way of portraying what it is to be human. The simplified form of the figure should remain anonymous and elemental, as they are intended to be universal models of humanity. That simplicity of form also conveys a complex message. There is a duality of meaning; an aspect that I have pursued and consciously incorporated in my work, with the possibility that some times these several meanings may be ambivalent or contradictory.
Peter Tilley, ‘A Caged Paradise’ 2014 cast iron, timber, 32 x 28 x 28cm
Peter Tilley, ‘Place and Circumstance’ 2014 cast iron, painted timber, 85.5 x 27 x 27cm
Peter Tilley, ‘Encroachment’ 2014 cast iron, steel, timber, 53 x 34.5 x 21.5cm
Peter Tilley, ‘The Anxiety of Displacement’ 2014 Forton MG and painted timber, 66 x 47 x 9cm
Peter Tilley, ‘A State of Being’ 2014 Forton MG, painted timber, 42 x 22 x 14cm
Peter Tilley, ‘Last Tree on the Hill’ 2014 cast iron, Corten steel, 164 x 44 x 44cm
Peter Tilley, ‘The Pilot’ 2013 cast iron, Corten steel, 180 x 60 x 40cm
Peter Tilley, ‘Figure in the Landscape’ 2013 camphor laurel and painted timber, 54 x 39.5 x 33.5cm
Peter Tilley, ‘The Clutter of Existence’ 2014 Forton MG, steel, painted timber, 50 x 38 x 18cm
Peter Tilley, ‘Cross Roads’ 2014 cast iron, Forton MG, painted timber, 35 x 19.5 x 12.5cm
PETER TILLEY SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2014 Figure in the landscape, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. 2013 Black Harvest (with Andy Devine), Cooks Hill Galleries. 2012 On the Nature of Things, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. 2011 Gallery East, W.A. A Passage Through Time, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. 2010 Postgraduate Exhibition, The University Gallery, Newcastle. Something Other Thank Itself, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. 2009 Midway Along the Path of Life, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. Gallery East, W.A. Dickerson Gallery, Melbourne. 2007 Place and Circumstance, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. Gallery East, W.A. 2006 Journey Past and Present, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. 2005 Dickerson Gallery, Melbourne. The Passage of Time, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. 2004 Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. 2003 Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. Dickerson Gallery, Melbourne. 2002 Dickerson Gallery, Melbourne. 2001 Nick Mitzevich Gallery, Newcastle. 2000-1 Parallels & Crossovers: An Artistic Relationship, Peter & Lezlie Tilley 1991-2000, Touring Show curated by Anthony Bond, Maitland City Art Gallery, NSW; Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre, NSW; Manning Regional Art Gallery, NSW; New England Region Art Museum, NSW; Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery, NSW; Brenda May Gallery, Sydney.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS (cont’d) 2011 Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, W.A. Kooindah Acquisitive Sculpture Prize Exhibition, NSW Rockwood Sculpture Walk, NSW Sculpture 2011, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney 2010 Green, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Sydney Sculpture in the Vineyards, Wollombi, NSW. Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, W.A. Sculpture 2010, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. 2009 Sculpture by the Sea + Sculpture Inside, Sydney. 40 x 40 x 40, Dickerson Gallery, Melbourne VIC. Sculpture by the Sea, Aarhus, Denmark. Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, W.A. The Flower Show, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. 2008 Sculpture by the Sea + Sculpture Inside, Sydney. Narrative, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. Memento Mori, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, W.A. Melbourne Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building. 2007 Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, W.A. Sculpture by the Sea + Sculpture Inside, Sydney. Newcastle Art Space (with Chris Capper & Trevor Horsnell) 2006 Sculpture by the Sea + Sculpture Inside, Sydney. Applied Arts - Form + Function - Sculpture 2006, Brenda May Gallery. SMALL, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. Melbourne Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building. The Figure In Question, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, NSW.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2014 Sculpture 2014, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. 2013 Christmas Show, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. Sculpture in the Vineyards, Hunter Valley, NSW. Sculpture Inside, Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi. Mighty Small, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. Sculpture 2013, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. 2012 Sculpture in the Vineyards, Hunter Valley, NSW. Reflective Dialogues, The University of Newcastle Gallery. In The Mirror, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, WA. Major Artists, Major Works, Brenda May Gallery. Sculpture 2012, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. 2011 Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Sydney. In Situ, Mosman Festival of Sculpture & Installation. Preparation for the Final Journey, Newcastle Art Space. Body Language, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney.
SELECTED AWARDS/RESIDENCIES/COMMISSIONS 2012 Winner, Friends of the University 2012 Acquisitive Prize for the University Collection, Newcastle University. 2011 Winner, In Situ 11 Sculpture Prize, Mosman. 2010 Sculpture in the Vineyards, Noyce Brothers Wines Sculpture Award 2000 Acquisitive, Hunter Valley Ceramic Award, Muswellbrook Regional Gallery. COLLECTIONS Arts ACT; Artbank; University of Newcastle Collection; Cottesloe Council, Perth, WA; Newcastle Region Art Gallery, NSW; Warrnambool Art Gallery,VIC; Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery, NSW; Maitland City Art Gallery, NSW; Stanthorpe Art Gallery, QLD; Muswellbrook Regional Gallery, NSW; Clayton Utz, Sydney; Hunter Urban Division of General Practitioners; Tomago Aluminium Collection, NSW; private collections, Denmark, Australia.
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