The Paddock 2: Virtual Fields

THE PADDOCK 2

THE PADDOCK 2: VIRTUAL FIELDS LISA SHARP Weft Painting, 2015 Pigment, oil and beeswax on woven jute & cotton, 59.4 x 84.1 cm, https:www.lisa-sharp.tumblr.com, https://www.instagram.com/jolibeol

TANIA ALEXANDER Viagra, 2016 acrylic on plywood, 50 cm diameter, https://www.instagram.com/Tania_ Alexander_artist OPIE (BIANCA BURNS) A Room I’ve never been in 1 & 2, 2016 Acrylic on canvas, 50.8 x 60.9 cm, https://www.instagram.com/opiearts NATALIA DZWIGALA Murriverie 60, Midelton 1 & Mitchell 1, 2016 acrylic on canvas, 51 x 51 cm (not including frame), https://www.instagram.com/ nataliadzwigala_art

SAMANTHA STEPHENSON Flux, 2016 painted steel, 34 x 64 x 34 cm, https://www.instagram.com/Samantha. stephenson

ANNELIES JAHN Studio Neon, 2015 neon light, 34 x 46 cm, https://www.instagram.com/anneliesjahn

LAURA SUTTON Hard Candy, 2016, Poly Methyl Methacrylate, MDF & acrylic paint, 88 x 30 x 14 cm, Summer Cut, 2016, Poly Methyl Methacrylate, MDF, linen & acrylic paint, 83 x 45 x 5.5 cm, http://www.laurajsutton.com

MICHELLE LE DAIN Demi – Yo, 2016 stretcher bar, acrylic, Belgian linen, mixed tape, 180 x 50 cm, https://michelleledain.com

LISA TOLCHER no [namespace], 2016, Found space, Perspex and duct tape, dimensions variable, http://www.lisatolcher.com https://www.instagram.com/lisatolcher/

CAROLINE McGREGOR Untitled, 2016 plywood and steel, 91 x 110 x 178 cm, https://www.carolinemcgregorart.com, https://www.instagram.com/caroline_ mcgregor

SEAN WADEY Document #1 (-33.923719, 151.226318) 2016 spray acrylic, digital archival ink and pins on transparency on polyester, 41x46cm, http://seanwadey.com

ANYA PESCE Small Semi-Transparent Red Fold, 2016 Poly Methyl Methacrylate, 98 x 50 x 30 cm, https://www.instagram.com/anyapesce

OLIVER WAGNER Gradient YCMCM & Chromatic Grey Monochrome 2, 2015 oil on linen, 91 x 91cm, POA SUZI ZGLINICKI Blue, 2016, Ink on Canvas, 101.6 x 76.2 cm, https://suzizglinicki.com

1st edition of 100

© July 2016

VIRTUAL FIELDS

7 July – 16 July 2016 Opening Wednesday 6 July 6 – 8pm

series design Pam Aitken

49 Shepherd St, Marrickville, Sydney 2204 Factory 49

hours: Thurs – Sat, 1–6 pm (+61) 2 9572 9863 factory49@optusnet.com.au factory49.blogspot.com

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1. LISA SHARP

10. CAROLINE McGREGOR

2. ANNELIES JAHN

11. SAMANTHA STEPHENSON

3. NATALIA DZWIGALA 4. TANIA ALEXANDER

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12. SUZI ZGLINICKI 13. OPIE (BIANCA BURNS)

5. MICHELLE LE DAIN 6. ANYA PESCE

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7. SEAN WADEY 8. LAURA SUTTON 9. OLIVER WAGNER

THE PADDOCK 2: VIRTUAL FIELDS This group exhibition re-unites a group of contemporary abstractionists - painters and sculptors – who met while studying at the National Art School. Last year, in our inaugural exhibition The Paddock: looking back at The Field we made works that referenced The Field exhibition 1968, conscious not only of a distinct and seminal moment in Australian art history but also in order to realise the synergies arising out of a sense of collective endeavour. This year, no longer looking back, our works reference virtual fields – those delineated yet ephemeral fields of

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thought, modes of practice or conceptual approaches which locate and inform our practices on this technologically driven, image and information-saturated contemporary paddock. So, while the language of non-objective abstraction – an interest in pictorial structure, spatial illusion, colour relationships and legibility of materials and process – continues to unite us, and this is manifest whenever our works are shown together, each artist also references a distinct and transitory virtual aspect in the work.

Curated by Lisa Sharp