SHADOWS ANDLIGHT
SHADOWS ANDLIGHT Kimberley Marie Sachs
E X H I B I T I O N C ATA L O G U E
February 2018 Curator: Peter D. Sipeli
CONTENTS Kimberley Marie Sachs Curatorial statement 3
Moonlight
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Misha
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Tribute to Alan
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Rickman
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Born Shy
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Fire
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Mr. Cat
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Veena
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My Vintage Queens
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Inverted
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Looking in
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Sister Rita Marie
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- listen, obey and
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respect
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Reflection
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Felicity
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Mauve
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Kimberley Marie Sachs (Kim) is Canadian-born, Fiji-raised artist of rich ethnic heritage. She has Ukrainian and Romanian maternal lineage and Chinese, Samoan, Indian, European and iTaukei paternal roots. Kim attended Stella Maris Primary School and St Joseph’s Secondary School in Suva before completing a Bachelor of Arts in Literature and Psychology at The University of the South Pacific. Since graduating, she has spent some time as a photographer for The Fiji Times, Pacific Youth Council, ArtTalk Magazine, Fiji and Grasshoppers Netball Club. From childhood, the arts have always been an interest and she attributes a maternal aunt for the inspiration and influence to make the decision to be a full-time artist. This debut exhibition marks a significant milestone as she prepares for a temporary relocation to Australia. A poet, painter and photographer, Kim hopes to pursue further creative development over the next two years, before returning to Fiji to establish her art practice.
CURATORIAL STATEMENT Shadows and Light explores portraiture, spanning three years and featuring a combination of experimentation with various styles and subjects. This exhibition presents a memory-scape of celluloid heroes, family and fantasy. This body of work offers the audience an originality and whimsical newness. Art is about perception and perspective in relation to reflections in relation to light and dark and this exhibition presents a fresh new insight into an emerging artist’s view of the world around her. As a debut, solo exhibition, Shadows and Light is about a new way of seeing the world through the eyes of a young artist. The works do not adhere to a single theme. Rather, they tell the story of an artist finding her voice. This is a voice that is informed by the cultural melting pot which is Suva; a hive of activity that is a unique combination of metropolitan influence and traditional Fijian flavours, sights, sounds and smells. These paintings like old photographs in the mind’s eye are presented in natural hues that are reminiscent of fading memories – a play on darkness and light. It is significant that this exhibition be held in February which marks the second anniversary of Tropical Cyclone Winston, a category 5 monster storm that ripped through Fiji waters on February 20, 2016. The memory of TC Winston is a memory of shadows and light, power-cuts and water-trucks, a state of national emergency and watching shadows created by candles on walls. Kimberley Marie Sachs & Peter Sipeli February, 2018
MOONLIGHT Acrylic on Canvas 65.5 x 68.5 cm
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MISHA Acrylic on Canvas 56 x 62 cm
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TRIBUTE TO ALAN RICKMAN Acrylic on Canvas 64.5 x 64.5 cm
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BORN SHY Acrylic on Canvas 30 x 39 cm
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FIRE Acrylic on Canvas 41 x 51 cm
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M R . C AT Acrylic on Canvas 39.5 x 54 cm
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VEENA Acrylic on Canvas 47.5 x 39.5cm
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M Y V I N TA G E Q U E E N S Acrylic on Canvas 103.5 x 70 cm
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INVERTED Acrylic on Canvas 51.5 x 71 cm
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LOOKING IN Acrylic on Canvas 41 x 51 cm
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S I S T E R R I TA M A R I E LISTEN, OBEY AND RESPECT Acrylic on Canvas 41 x 51 cm
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REFLECTION Acrylic on Canvas 36.5 x 36.5 cm
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FELICITY Acrylic on Canvas 30.5 x 39.5 cm
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MAUVE Acrylic on Canvas 38 x 41 cm
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IRRESISTIBLE Acrylic on Canvas 39.5 x 34.5cm
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R I TA Acrylic on Canvas 30 x 39 cm
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TORN Acrylic on Canvas 30 x 39 cm
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ASHLEY Acrylic on Canvas 29.5 x 39.5 cm
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SHEILA Coffee and Makeup on Paper 14 x 21 cm
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MARY JANE Watercolour on Paper 30.5 x 42 cm
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S U N D AY Acrylic on Canvas 20 x 25.5 cm
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NAOMI Acrylic on Canvas 30.5 x 41.5 cm
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THIS IS WHO I AM Acrylic on Canvas 12 x 17 cm
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RELENT Charcoal on Paper 30.5 x 42 cm
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NAKEDLADY Charcoal on Paper 30.5 x 42 cm
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ANTOINETTE (I) Watercolour on paper 21 x 28 cm
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ANTOINETTE (II) Charcoal on Paper 30.5 x 42 cm
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ANTOINETTE (III) Charcoal on Paper 30.5 x 42 cm
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ANTOINETTE (IV ) Charcoal and Chalk Pastel on Paper 30.5 x 42 cm
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THE HARVEST Watercolour Pen on Paper 30.5 x 42 cm
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MONIQUE BEE Acrylic on Canvas 63.5 x 57.5
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