John R Walker, Pictures of Time Beneath

John R Walker Pictures of T ime Beneath 7 - 28 April, 2018

© Utopia Art Sydney

In response to his invitation to exhibit in the 2018 Adelaide Biennial at the Art Gallery of South Australia, John R Walker spent several weeks exploring the landscapes of Burra and the surrounding area, and further north in the Flinders Ranges.

John is an artist who is intrigued by the nature of the landscape: its geology, flora and historical human impact.

“I feel I don’t paint landscape at all. It is more like history.

In Australia it is not just the ecology and geography, but the economics and politics that make it a highly constructed landscape”.

J.R.W. 2018

4. Rock Shelter Callitris, 2017, gouache on paper, 76 x 56 cm

2. Measure, 2018, archival oil on polyester, 152 x 214 cm

1. Burra Remains, 2018, archival oil on polyester, 244 x 549 cm

9. Washaway, 2018, archival oil on polyester, 244 x 549 cm

11. Oratunga Creek Walking, 2018, archival oil on polyester, 102 x 121.5 cm

17. Pit III, 2018, archival oil on polyester, 91 x 103 cm

12. Glass Gorge, 2018, archival oil on polyester, 91 x 102.5 cm

18. Gully, 2018, archival oil on polyester, 111 x 76 cm

13. Erasure II, 2018, archival oil on polyester, 107 x 122 cm

10. East of Burra, 2018, archival oil on polyester, 61 x 91.5 cm

14. Oratunga Valley, 2017, gouache on paper, 76 x 112 cm

8. Bonney Sandstone, 2017, gouache on paper, 56 x 152 cm

7. Carbon Chain, 2017, ink on paper, 76 x 56 cm

5. Meat Safe, 2017, gouache on paper, 76 x 56 cm

3. Red Banks, 2017, gouache on paper, 76 x 56 cm

6. Callitris, 2017, ink on paper, 76 x 56 cm

16. Callitris Oratunga, 2017, gouache on paper, 122 x 228 cm

Installation view: at the Art Gallery of South Australia 2018 Adelaide Biennial Oratunga to Burra Suite, 2017, archival oil on polyester each panel: 244 x 180 cm: overall: 240 x 1260 cm

Utopia Art Sydney 72 Henderson Rd Alexandria NSW 2015 Telephone: + 61 2 9699 2900 email: art@utopiaartsydney.com.au www.utopiaartsydney.com.au © Utopia Art Sydney