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4.	Rhonda Sharpe, My Selfs with Cowboy, 2021, installation of four stitched woollen sculptures on metal stands using recycled woollen blankets, natural dye, wool, acrylic yarn, size variable, installation:  78 x 185 x 70cm, Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art, The University of Western Australia.  Copyright courtesy of the artist and Yarrenyty Arltere Artists  A blaze of glorious people
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A blaze of glorious people

28 September 2023

Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery blazes a trail with an exhibition of remarkable portraits, writes Belinda Hermawan

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Bold and striking art from Hatchlings
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Bold and striking art from Hatchlings

24 May 2023

From weaponised jewellery to hand-blown glass breaths, cosplay to vibrant projections, top graduates from our nation’s arts schools have created works that are variously immersive, disruptive and discomforting, writes Belinda Hermawan.

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The paper folding in Natalie Blom's 'Similar but not quite (echoes in the void)' (2023) is a fitting nod to the multi-faceted nature of memory.

 A piece of paper, printed with photographs of a young woman, is folded into a multifaceted, geometrical shape. Finding presence in absence
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Finding presence in absence

19 April 2023

Though bemused by its installation choices, Belinda Hermawan finds some thought-provoking art works in Tracing Absence, an exhibition that explores loss.

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Uncensored portraits of life in China
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Uncensored portraits of life in China

21 February 2023

With international tensions high, exhibition “Beijing Realism” is timely, says Belinda Hermawan, offering a glimpse into the day-to-day of those at the bottom of China’s socio-economic strata.

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Emma Buswell's 'Delusions of Grandeur A knitted jumper by Emma Buswell, depicting a Jacaranda tree lined driveway, fronted by two stone lions. A punchy take on palatial Perth
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A punchy take on palatial Perth

5 December 2022

Emma Buswell cleverly knits together laughs with social commentary in a new exhibition that takes a tongue-in-cheek look at one of Perth’s upmarket suburbs.

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Jon Campbell, 'Your application was unsuccessful' 2022, synthetic polymer on linen, 167.5 x 243. 5 cm, The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia, 
© Jon Campbell A brightly coloured painting of the words 'YOUR APPLICATION WAS UNSUCCESSFUL', part of
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Colourful conversations

6 October 2022

Artists Nadia Hernández and Jon Campbell bring written and pictorial language into vibrantly-hued life in ‘Speech Patterns’, writes Belinda Hermawan.

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Andrew Nicholls and Jingdezhen artisans, Untitled (Cobalt Skull #1), hand-painted cobalt on porcelain, dimensions variable. Cobalt painting by Yu Xuan, 2016. Photography by Bewley Shaylor A white porcelain skull and cross bones decorated with traditional-style chinoiserie A series of uncomfortable events
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A series of uncomfortable events

31 August 2022

‘A Gentle Misinterpretation’ interrogates the problematic history of chinoiserie but Belinda Hermawan still feels uneasy.

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Leon Pericles_Juvenile Sweetlips Encounters a Nudibranch_2022_acrylic on canvas_100x130 copy Leon Pericles' painting is a multicoloured depiction of an underwater scene. Pericles delights with wit and wonder
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Pericles delights with wit and wonder

31 May 2022

Filled with colour and humour, the latest exhibition from beloved West Australian artist Leon Pericles is not to be missed, reports Belinda Hermawan.

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A series of line drawings suggestive of sign language actions against a pink pixellated background Found in translation
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Found in translation

17 February 2022

In all their diverse forms, languages are ultimately about the human need for connection, as Belinda Hermawan finds at this Perth Festival exhibition.

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In the foreground are two sculptures. One is a monstrous head that sprouts out of the top of a bright green car. It has long skinny limb-like appendages, a bit like a child might draw, and a worried expression on its face. The other sculpture is a giant open mouth, attached to a human-like body. The mouth a torso are painted red, the legs and inside of the mouth are painted blue. Strings hang off the mouth like teeth. Refreshing insights found close to home
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Refreshing insights found close to home

14 July 2021

From the footy field to the backyard, Cool Change Contemporary’s four thought-provoking July exhibitions explore local experiences, discovers Belinda Hermawan.

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Cleaver Street Studio

Cleaver Street Studio

 

Cleaver Street Studio