TURNER GALLERIES... 2009 EXHIBITIONS

press release

Serena’s new works mark a shift in the use of materials since her last solo exhibition with us in 2003.

Her earlier works were created by pouring thin layers of coloured wax over boards, however the new works utilise thin washes of acrylic on canvas. They perhaps reflect her new home in Albany on the south west coast, with the surfaces conveying something of the fresh air and luminous colours of the ocean and surrounding farmlands. These surfaces are in general monochromatic, with hints of colour seeping through from previous layers. Whilst these paintings may evoke a sense of place or a sensory experience, they are mainly about the formal concerns of abstract painting and its ‘process’.

She wrote;
“These monochromes explore the possibilities of poured acrylic stained onto raw canvas - and the interplay between layers hidden and concealed. Using gravity, speed, risk and surface manipulation to arrive at a colour experience.”

rust acrylic on canvas 56 x 40cm 2009 $800	lichen acrylic on canvas 61 x 61cm 2009 $1,250
chalk acrylic on canvas 76 x 71cm 2007 $1,500	green acrylic on canvas 61 x 61cm 2008 $1,250
lime acrylic on canvas 56 x 38cm 2009 $750	rouge acrylic on canvas 46 x 40cm 2009 $700
tarnish acrylic on canvas 112 x 84cm 2007 $1,900	ink acrylic on canvas 91.5 x 61.5cm 2009 $1,650
air acrylic on canvas 45.5 x 38cm 2009 $700	tar acrylic on canvas 60 x 66cm 2008 $1,300