PETER COOLEY | 2022
Front cover: T H R E E S I S T E R S F R O M L E U R A & K AT O O M B A ( U R N # 2 ) 2 0 2 1 terracotta / 75 x 54 x 48 cm
GREEN PYGMY GOOSE PLAQUES 2021 terracotta / 42 x 51 cm (each)
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The new terracottas reference prehistory forms and decoration. These works have taken a previous iteration of a similar aesthetic on a M o u n t Wa r n i n g t h e m e , t r a n s p o s e d t o t h e B l u e M o u n t a i n s a n d evolving the work to a more directly expressive form in the making, to push at the limits around balance and tension. The more direct approach to decoration is simpatico to the terracotta surface, providing a n a t u r a l i n t e g r i t y. D r a w i n g o n a r a n g e o f i n f l u e n c e s , i n c l u d i n g m e m o r i e s o f l i v i n g i n Pa r i s a s a y o u n g a r t i s t - w a l k i n g t o t h e L o u v r e a n d M u s é e d ’ O r s a y, v i e w i n g the African commercial galleries with beaded and woven textiles, and more recently a subscription to the international magazine HALI (on textiles). T h e n e w w o r k s a r e a l s o a r e t u r n t o t h e s e n s u a l i t y o f w a l k i n g . To the sense of the enormity of views, to have created a framework to d e p i c t t h e m i n p a t t e r n i n g o n t e r r a c o t t a ( l i t e r a l l y, p a i n t i n g o n b a k e d dirt), that captures the sense of a journey and its return. (text from conversations with Linden Hyatt)
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T H R E E S I S T E R S F R O M L E U R A & K AT O O M B A ( U R N # 5 ) 2 0 2 2 terracotta / 73 x 39 x 37 cm
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THREE SISTERS PLAQUE 2021 terracotta / 42 x 54 cm THREE SISTERS FROM LEURA PLAQUE (#2) 2021 terracotta / 38 x 53 cm
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A PA I R O F K I N G PA R R O T S & A N G O P H O R A S 2 0 2 1 terracotta
/ 74 x 27 x 27 cm (each)
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T H R E E S I S T E R S F R O M L E U R A & K AT O O M B A ( U R N # 3 ) 2 0 2 2 terracotta / 74 x 41 x 43 cm
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THREE SISTERS FROM LEURA (CUPS) 2022 terracotta / 26 x 17 x 13 cm (each)
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T H R E E S I S T E R S F R O M L E U R A & K AT O O M B A ( T E A P O T ) 2 0 2 1 terracotta / 50 x 40 x 23 cm
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T H R E E S I S T E R S F R O M L E U R A & K AT O O M B A ( U R N # 4 ) 2 0 2 2 terracotta / 68 x 42 x 41 cm
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K I N G PA R R O T P L A Q U E S ( # 2 ) 2 0 2 2 terracotta / 53 x 41 cm (each)
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A PA I R O F K I N G PA R R O T S O N T E R M I T E M O U N D S 2 0 2 1 terracotta / 42 x 20 x 24 cm (each)
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T H R E E S I S T E R S F R O M L E U R A & K AT O O M B A 2 0 2 1 terracotta / 50 x 43 cm (each) - triptych
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T H R E E S I S T E R S F R O M L E U R A & K AT O O M B A ( C U P S ) 2 0 2 2 terracotta / 20 x 11 x 12 cm
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T H R E E S I S T E R S F R O M L E U R A & K AT O O M B A ( U R N # 1 ) 2 0 2 1 terracotta / 74 x 54 x 52 cm
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COLLECTIONS
Nati o n a l Ga l l e ry of A u st r a l i a Nati o n a l Ga l l e ry of Vi ct o r i a Ar t G a l l ery o f New So u t h Wa l e s Ar t G a l l ery o f S o u t h A u st r a l i a Ar t G a l l ery o f West e r n A u st r a l i a Pow erh o us e M u s eu m , S yd n e y The B ri ti s h M u s eum , L o n d o n Bath urs t Re g i o na l G a l l e r y Goulbu rn Re g i o na l G a l l e r y Univ ers i ty o f Qu e e n sl a n d A r t M u se u m Gold Co a s t Ci ty Ar t G a l l e r y Wo llo ng o ng Art Ga l l e r y Sheppa rto n Art M u se u m Ar tba n k Macqua ri e Gro u p Molli s o n/ La ng f o rd C o l l e ct i o n Peter F a y Co l l e c tio n John M c B ri de Co l l e ct i o n Allen s Co l l ec ti o n NRMA
K I N G PA R R O T 2 0 2 1 terracotta / 49 x 16 x 22 cm
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Pe t e r w o u l d l i k e t o a c k n o w l e d g e t h a t t h e B l u e M o u n t a i n s i s l o c a t e d within the Country of the Dharug and Gundungurra peoples
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Back cover: T H R E E S I S T E R S F R O M L E U R A & K AT O O M B A P L A Q U E ( # 2 ) 2 0 2 1 terracotta / 36 x 50 cm
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