KENNY PITTOCK

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KENNY PITTOCK

Thankfully no one was watching but I still remember my own rather embarrassed confusion the first time I encountered the humble post it. How could this small piece of yellow paper stick to almost anything, yet be removed without damage? It just didn’t make sense. Almost five decades after their invention via a fluke of serendipity and lateral thinking it’s now hard to imagine how we’d survive without a handy supply.

With its self explanatory title, Kenny Pittock presents his exhibition Twenty four shopping lists written on post it notes found whilstworking in a supermarket Each work is a ceramic replica of a handwritten list originally made on a post it. On first glance Pittock’s tiny sculptures look deceptively like the real thing. Created so meticulously that they include every stain, crease, and spelling mistake viewing the works is as bewildering as my first experience with the post it.

Until recently, the ubiquitous yellow notepad was more likely to be found in the workplace. However, the work from home explosion of recent years has wedded the domestic with the office and the handwritten post it has become a popular tool for household memos and reminders, often used for shopping. One side benefit to his part time job as a supermarket trolley pusher is Pittock’s ready access to an endless stock of abandoned lists. Continuing his artistic fascination with quotidian objects and wordplay, Pittock says he finds the cast aways “end list lessly” fascinating.

Like individual portraits these small works each reveal something about their author and prompt us to conjure images from their contents. “Pesto, chicken, cheese, zucchini, carrot…” might find the viewer trying to imagine what is being whipped up for dinner while “Gold hoops, Nina Perfume, Computer bag and Veronica Mars DVD” exudes somebody’s birthday wish list vibes. The strange alliance of “CABBAGE, MENTOS” is intriguing in both its oddness and quirky charm.

Designed to be discarded but instead given permanent status as artworks, Pittock’s sculptures celebrate humanity and draw meaning from everyday objects. As the late artist Claes Oldenburg once remarked, “I am for the art of underwear and the art of taxi cabs. I am for the art of ice cream cones dropped on concrete.”

Twenty four shopping lists written on post it notes found whilst working in a supermarket
Kenny Pittock Cabbage, Mentos, 2022 Acrylic on ceramic 7.7 x 7.7 cm #33805 $550 63 Jersey Road Woollahra NSW 2025   T: +61 2 9327 3922   F: +61 2 9327 3944   ABN 38 088 015 730 E: info@olsengallery.com W: www.olsengallery.com
Kenny Pittock Tuesday, 2022 Acrylic on ceramic 7.7 x 7.7 cm #33806 $550 63 Jersey Road Woollahra NSW 2025   T: +61 2 9327 3922   F: +61 2 9327 3944   ABN 38 088 015 730 E: info@olsengallery.com W: www.olsengallery.com
Kenny Pittock Gargle - Whitening, 2022 Acrylic on ceramic 7.7 x 7.7 cm #33807 $550 63 Jersey Road Woollahra NSW 2025   T: +61 2 9327 3922   F: +61 2 9327 3944   ABN 38 088 015 730 E: info@olsengallery.com W: www.olsengallery.com
Kenny Pittock T-rolls, 2022 Acrylic on ceramic 7.7 x 7.7 cm #33808 $550 63 Jersey Road Woollahra NSW 2025   T: +61 2 9327 3922   F: +61 2 9327 3944   ABN 38 088 015 730 E: info@olsengallery.com W: www.olsengallery.com
Kenny Pittock Wine, 2022 Acrylic on ceramic 7.7 x 7.7 cm #33809 $550 63 Jersey Road Woollahra NSW 2025   T: +61 2 9327 3922   F: +61 2 9327 3944   ABN 38 088 015 730 E: info@olsengallery.com W: www.olsengallery.com
Kenny Pittock Eggs to boil, 2022 Acrylic on ceramic 7.7 x 7.7 cm #33810 $550 63 Jersey Road Woollahra NSW 2025   T: +61 2 9327 3922   F: +61 2 9327 3944   ABN 38 088 015 730 E: info@olsengallery.com W: www.olsengallery.com
Kenny Pittock Pig Ear, 2022 Acrylic on ceramic 7.7 x 7.7 cm #33811 $550 63 Jersey Road Woollahra NSW 2025   T: +61 2 9327 3922   F: +61 2 9327 3944   ABN 38 088 015 730 E: info@olsengallery.com W: www.olsengallery.com
Kenny Pittock Pine O Clean, 2022 Acrylic on ceramic 7.7 x 7.7 cm #33812 $550 63 Jersey Road Woollahra NSW 2025   T: +61 2 9327 3922   F: +61 2 9327 3944   ABN 38 088 015 730 E: info@olsengallery.com W: www.olsengallery.com
Kenny Pittock Deoderat (Luke), 2022 Acrylic on ceramic 7.7 x 7.7 cm #33813 $550 63 Jersey Road Woollahra NSW 2025   T: +61 2 9327 3922   F: +61 2 9327 3944   ABN 38 088 015 730 E: info@olsengallery.com W: www.olsengallery.com
Kenny Pittock 10 Kebabs, 2022 Acrylic on ceramic 7.7 x 7.7 cm #33814 $550 63 Jersey Road Woollahra NSW 2025   T: +61 2 9327 3922   F: +61 2 9327 3944   ABN 38 088 015 730 E: info@olsengallery.com W: www.olsengallery.com
Kenny Pittock T.P., 2022 Acrylic on ceramic 7.7 x 7.7 cm #33815 $550 63 Jersey Road Woollahra NSW 2025   T: +61 2 9327 3922   F: +61 2 9327 3944   ABN 38 088 015 730 E: info@olsengallery.com W: www.olsengallery.com
Kenny Pittock Parmesan Purple, 2022 Acrylic on ceramic 7.7 x 7.7 cm #33816 $550 63 Jersey Road Woollahra NSW 2025   T: +61 2 9327 3922   F: +61 2 9327 3944   ABN 38 088 015 730 E: info@olsengallery.com W: www.olsengallery.com
Kenny Pittock Tinned toms, 2022 Acrylic on ceramic 7.7 x 7.7 cm #33817 $550 63 Jersey Road Woollahra NSW 2025   T: +61 2 9327 3922   F: +61 2 9327 3944   ABN 38 088 015 730 E: info@olsengallery.com W: www.olsengallery.com
Kenny Pittock Brown Sugar, 2022 Acrylic on ceramic 7.7 x 7.7 cm #33818 $550 63 Jersey Road Woollahra NSW 2025   T: +61 2 9327 3922   F: +61 2 9327 3944   ABN 38 088 015 730 E: info@olsengallery.com W: www.olsengallery.com
Kenny Pittock Thank u, 2022 Acrylic on ceramic 7.7 x 7.7 cm #33819 $550 63 Jersey Road Woollahra NSW 2025   T: +61 2 9327 3922   F: +61 2 9327 3944   ABN 38 088 015 730 E: info@olsengallery.com W: www.olsengallery.com
Kenny Pittock Card + Tatts Ticket, 2022 Acrylic on ceramic 7.7 x 7.7 cm #33820 $550 63 Jersey Road Woollahra NSW 2025   T: +61 2 9327 3922   F: +61 2 9327 3944   ABN 38 088 015 730 E: info@olsengallery.com W: www.olsengallery.com
Kenny Pittock Something for dinner - macaroni maybe?, 2022 Acrylic on ceramic 7.7 x 7.7 cm #33821 $550 63 Jersey Road Woollahra NSW 2025   T: +61 2 9327 3922   F: +61 2 9327 3944   ABN 38 088 015 730 E: info@olsengallery.com W: www.olsengallery.com
Kenny Pittock Whipping cream, 2022 Acrylic on ceramic 7.7 x 7.7 cm #33822 $550 63 Jersey Road Woollahra NSW 2025   T: +61 2 9327 3922   F: +61 2 9327 3944   ABN 38 088 015 730 E: info@olsengallery.com W: www.olsengallery.com
Kenny Pittock Deodorant Dad, 2022 Acrylic on ceramic 7.7 x 7.7 cm #33823 $550 63 Jersey Road Woollahra NSW 2025   T: +61 2 9327 3922   F: +61 2 9327 3944   ABN 38 088 015 730 E: info@olsengallery.com W: www.olsengallery.com
Kenny Pittock Dog food my dog, 2022 Acrylic on ceramic 7.7 x 7.7 cm #33824 $550 63 Jersey Road Woollahra NSW 2025   T: +61 2 9327 3922   F: +61 2 9327 3944   ABN 38 088 015 730 E: info@olsengallery.com W: www.olsengallery.com
Kenny Pittock Salad stuff / Chicken, 2022 Acrylic on ceramic 7.7 x 7.7 cm #33825 $550 63 Jersey Road Woollahra NSW 2025   T: +61 2 9327 3922   F: +61 2 9327 3944   ABN 38 088 015 730 E: info@olsengallery.com W: www.olsengallery.com
Kenny Pittock Nina perfume, 2022 Acrylic on ceramic 7.7 x 7.7 cm #33826 $550 63 Jersey Road Woollahra NSW 2025   T: +61 2 9327 3922   F: +61 2 9327 3944   ABN 38 088 015 730 E: info@olsengallery.com W: www.olsengallery.com
Kenny Pittock Furniture Polish, 2022 Acrylic on ceramic 7.7 x 7.7 cm #33827 $550 63 Jersey Road Woollahra NSW 2025   T: +61 2 9327 3922   F: +61 2 9327 3944   ABN 38 088 015 730 E: info@olsengallery.com W: www.olsengallery.com
Kenny Pittock Rolls for Hotdogs, 2022 Acrylic on ceramic 7.7 x 7.7 cm #33828 $550 63 Jersey Road Woollahra NSW 2025   T: +61 2 9327 3922   F: +61 2 9327 3944   ABN 38 088 015 730 E: info@olsengallery.com W: www.olsengallery.com

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