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"Murder in the Dark"
Nicole Raward
My first time officially curate-ing a show! Again I really wish all my family & friends in Canada could've been here...
But for all those friends in Australia who may have missed the opening night, “Dark Night of the Soul” is a group exhibition that will be on display at the Serpentine until the 27th of August and I’ll be there every Thursday :D
“When you lose faith & question your beliefs, your connection to the Earth – the whole meaning of your life – these are dark times. This is a journey of loneliness, a spiritual crisis. This is the dark night of the soul.
The light at the end of the tunnel is the spiritual maturity you acquire through surviving and the consequent reunion with the Goddess, the Universe and yourself.
“Dark Night of the Soul” bears witness to that journey through a diversity of works.”
Thankfully the exhibition didn't hold all doom & gloom, we received a fair few peices filled with light, hope & whimsy...
The central painting, "Lost in Metaphor"by Tricky was by far my favorite painting of the show.
I received some of the best constructive criticism in regards to this series;
1. When hanging in this fashion it automatically links the artworks together as a series in the viewer's mind... even if they are all by different artists.
2. The two paintings directly adjacent to "Lost in Metaphor" actually detract from the overall display; their colours, their subject matter and the lack of a sense of whimsy in them do not match the other five pieces.
And my other favorite! The fish that got away... fading in & out of darkness... one I reckon all the boys will be able to relate to :P
"The Mirror Within"
Corinne Batt-Rawden
“When you lose faith & question your beliefs, your connection to the Earth – the whole meaning of your life – these are dark times. This is a journey of loneliness, a spiritual crisis. This is the dark night of the soul.
The light at the end of the tunnel is the spiritual maturity you acquire through surviving and the consequent reunion with the Goddess, the Universe and yourself.
“Dark Night of the Soul” bears witness to that journey through a diversity of works.”
- Printed in the Northern Rivers Echo
"What Lies Beyond the Visible I"
Michelle Miller
My own personal darkness... "Courants d'Obscurite"
Thankfully the exhibition didn't hold all doom & gloom, we received a fair few peices filled with light, hope & whimsy...
The whimsical display.
I received some of the best constructive criticism in regards to this series;
1. When hanging in this fashion it automatically links the artworks together as a series in the viewer's mind... even if they are all by different artists.
2. The two paintings directly adjacent to "Lost in Metaphor" actually detract from the overall display; their colours, their subject matter and the lack of a sense of whimsy in them do not match the other five pieces.
A ray of hope in the darkness... Paintings by Shaun Murphy
And my other favorite! The fish that got away... fading in & out of darkness... one I reckon all the boys will be able to relate to :P
"The one that got away"
Rodney Sharp
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