CONTENTS
6 Director’s Foreword 8 Fragment 10 Replicate 12 Transfer 14 Archetype 16 Echo 18 Refract 20 Resist 22 Chromatophore 24 Refract II 26 Oppose 28 Biography 30 Price list
DIRECTOR’S FOREWORD
The Cat Street Gallery is extremely proud to present Fragment, the first solo show in Hong Kong by Australian light artist, Jason Sims. Sims captivates audiences with his mesmerizing light boxes and installations, enticing the observer to travel ever deeper into his expansive portals of perspective. Sims’ practice embodies a fresh perspective on light-based, multi-media artworks, using bold colorful lighting and hidden geometric shapes to create playful optical illusions. On the outside his creations have clear boxed-in boundaries, on the inside the infinite spaces extend beyond physical capability. Existential theory is a driving force behind the artist’s concept, as he mines the illusion of depth to draw out self-reflectiion in the viewer. His objects are slick and ponderous; edgy and mystical. Jason graduated with a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours) from the University of South Australia in 2006. He has since had several solo exhibitions and exhibited in numerous group shows throughout Australia and abroad, including SafARI, an unofficial fringe event to the 2010 Sydney Biennial of Contemporary Art held at Firstdraft. In 2010, ArtBank commissioned three of Jason’s pieces to add to their collection. He has been a finalist in the Tom Malone Prize for the past consecutive 3 years and recently had his work collected by the Art Gallery of Western Australia.
Mandy d’Abo Founder and Director The Cat Street Gallery
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Plate 1: Fragment Wood, reflective glass, mirror, MDF and LED lights 90 x 97 x 13 cm 2013
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Plate 2: Replicate Wood, reflective glass, mirror, MDF and LED lights 75 x 60 x 13 cm 2013
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Plate 3: Transfer Wood, reflective glass, mirror, MDF and LED lights 120.5 x 59.5 x 13 cm 2013
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Plate 4: Archetype Wood, reflective glass, mirror, MDF and LED lights 102 x 52 x 17 cm 2013
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Plate 5: Echo Wood, reflective glass, mirror, MDF and LED lights 100 x 86 x 13 cm 2013
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Plate 6: Refract Wood, reflective glass, mirror, MDF and LED lights 59 x 111 x 13 cm 2013
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Plate 7: Resist Wood, reflective glass, mirror, MDF and LED lights 119 x 81.5 x 13 cm 2013
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Plate 8: Chromatophore Wood, reflective glass, mirror, MDF and LED lights 87 x 87 x 13 cm 2013
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Plate 9: Refract II Wood, reflective glass, mirror, MDF and LED lights 120 x 50 x 13 cm 2013
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Plate 10: Oppose Wood, reflective glass, mirror, MDF and LED lights 43 x 78 x 16 cm 2012
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BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION 2007-2008
Bachelor of Education – Graduate Entry, The University of South Australia
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Bachelor of Visual Arts – Honours, The University of South Australia
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Bachelor of Visual Arts; Majors – Painting / Glass The University of South Australia / Bishops University, Canada
SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2013 Fragment, The Cat Street Gallery, Hong Kong 2012 Simulacra, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney Nowhere, Aeon Arts, Syndicate Gallery, Sydney 2011 BlackBox, Gaffa Rocks Pop-up Gallery, Sydney Present in Absence, AP Bond Aboriginal and Contemporary Art, Adelaide 2010 Suspend, Gallery 139, Adelaide 2009 Transitive, Adelaide Arcade, SALA Festival Wrapped, JAMON - Jason Sims & Monica Prichard, Adelaide Arcade, SALA Festival 2006 Beneath the Lock and Glee, Adelaide Arcade, SALA festival
GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2013 Tom Malone Prize 2013, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth 2012 Signal 8, The Cat Street Gallery, Hong Kong Tom Malone Prize 2012, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth 2011 Winter Lights, Kirra Gallery, Melbourne Refraction, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney 2010 SafARI, First Draft Gallery, Sydney
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2007 Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition 2006 Graduate Exhibition, SASA Gallery, University of South Australia 2005 Over and Out, Bishops Gallery, Bishops University If I Could Touch the Sky, Liverpool St Gallery 2004 Seriously, University of South Australia 2003 Foundation, University of South Australia A4 Play, University of South Australia
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS 2012
Project Grant, Arts SA Jump Mentorship, Youth Arts Queensland, supported by Australia Council Finalist, Tom Malone Glass Prize Finalist, Alice Prize
2011 Finalist, Tom Malone Glass Prize 2010 ArtStart Grant, Australia Council for the Arts Artist Residency, Sydney College of the Arts 2009 Finalist, SALA Festival SALife Young Artist Award Finalist (honourable mention), SALA Festival Rip It Up Emerging Artist Award 2007 Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition Peoples Choice Award
COLLECTIONS Art Gallery of Western Australia Artbank, national contemporary art rental Private collections, national and international
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