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Olsen Gallery is delighted to present Kenny Pittock’s second solo exhibition with the gallery, Hold
Your Horses, showcasing a new series of sculpture and paintings that playfully encourage reflection on the delicate balance between holding on and letting go. In Pittock's first bronze sculpture, a pair of hand-sculpted hands gently cradle two seemingly wild horses. The work invites the viewer to view themselves in the horses, resisting the urge to gallop at full pace and instead slow down. Slowing down can feel like a daunting prospect when there’s such an anxiety about falling behind. Hold Your Horses seeks to inspire contemplation on deceleration, and invites us to shift our focus away from what may be lost in the process and towards what we stand to gain. The inclusion of animal imagery within the exhibition further connects us to the serene and intuitive pace of nature. A series of paintings titled Swanning Around present a swan paddling in a circle. The phrase ‘swanning around” can carry connotations of frivolity, along with the potential guilt associated with moments in life that lack efficiency or purpose, however this swan is calm and content, granting the viewer permission to indulge in a moment of carefree wandering of their own.
Hold Your Horses is a poetic celebration of life’s unhurried moments, gently rebelling against the relentless race against the clock. Here even a newspaper encourages us to take our time. Through Pittock’s playful lens we are reminded of the art of slowing down, and guided to reassess our priorities and discover inspiration in the mundane. Equally poetic and literal, in this exhibition swans are literally swanning around, hands are literally holding their horses, and we find ourselves waiting for a sign that is literally a sign. This exhibition hopes to be the sign you’ve been waiting for, using humour to underline the idea that life’s most precious treasures often emerge in the quiet interludes, the pauses, and the spaces in between both the swings and the roundabouts.
Kenny Pittock Hold your Horses (Bronze), 2023 Edition 1 of 6 Bronze 20 x 16 x 8 cm #35215 $8,800
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Kenny Pittock Hold Your Horses (Speckled), 2023 Speckled Glaze on Speckled Earthenware Ceramic 23 x 17 x 10 cm #35216 $2,500
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Kenny Pittock Hold Your Horses (Earthenware), 2023 Speckled Glaze on Speckled Earthenware Ceramic 23 x 17 x 10 cm #35237 $2,500
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Kenny Pittock Hold Your Horses (Framed), 2023 Acrylic on 225gsm paper 42 x 29.7 cm #35218 $1,100
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Kenny Pittock Hold Your Horses (Newspaper), 2023 Synthetic polymer paint on kiln fired ceramic 41 x 31 x 3 cm #35217 $2,200
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Kenny Pittock Swanning Around (Sign), 2023 Acrylic and ceramic on board 99.5 x 82 x 2.5 cm #35223 $3,200
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Kenny Pittock Swanning Around (1), 2023 Acrylic on canvas 123 x 97 x 6.5 cm #35219 $2,900
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Kenny Pittock Swanning Around (2), 2023 Acrylic on canvas 123 x 97 x 6.5 cm #35220 $2,900
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Kenny Pittock Swanning Around (3), 2023 Acrylic on canvas 123 x 97 x 6.5 cm #35221 $2,900
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Kenny Pittock Swanning Around (4), 2023 Acrylic on canvas 123 x 97 x 6.5 cm canvas #35222 $2,900
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Kenny Pittock Swings and Roundabouts, 2023 Acrylic and ceramic on board 100 x 92 x 2.5 cm #35244 $3,200
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Kenny Pittock Waiting For A Sign (Black), 2023 Acrylic and ceramic on board 46 x 22.7 x 2 cm #35227 $950
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Kenny Pittock Waiting For A Sign (Green), 2023 Acrylic and ceramic on board 46 x 22.7 x 2 cm #35226 $950
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Kenny Pittock Waiting For a Sign (Red), 2023 Acrylic and ceramic on board 46 x 22.7 x 2 cm #35225 $950
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Kenny Pittock The Sign You've Been Waiting For (Black), 2023 Acrylic and ceramic on board 46 x 22.7 x 2 cm #35231 $950
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Kenny Pittock The Sign You've Been Waiting For (Green), 2023 Acrylic and ceramic on board 46 x 22.7 x 2 cm #35230 $950
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 The Sign You've Been Waiting For (Red), 2023 Acrylic and ceramic on board 46 x 22.7 x 2 cm #35228 $950
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