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Evolve, leaves, metal and plastic, 2001-2009 |
Shadow of a Shadow
31 March – 17 April 2009
Janelle Humphreys
Doctor of Creative Arts (DCA) candidate
Janelle Humphreys is a DCA candidate in Visual Arts, with the Faculty of Creative Arts. She presents this exhibition of mixed media paintings and sculpture exploring their connection on multiple levels.
An opening reception will be held on Thursday 2 April at 12.30pm. The reception and exhibition are open to the public and free of charge. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome to attend.
Artist Statement: Janelle Humphreys
Shadow of a Shadow explores several links between mathematics and painting. One of these is the connection between the Möbius strip and dimensionality, in particular the fourth dimension of space.
Time is often seen as the fourth dimension in addition to three dimensions of solid objects. Traditional two-dimensional paintings may have a third dimension of space created by perspective. My paintings, representing images changing with time, are deliberately painted with no allusion to perspectival depth. Thin glazes of paint ensure there is no vertical depth either. In these paintings there are two dimensions of space while the third dimension is time.
The mathematical interpretation spanning zero to four dimensions is only one of several threads connecting these artworks. Another idea weaving through the exhibition is the representation of nuances of binaries including darkness and light, absence and presence, organic and inorganic and evolve and stagnate. These nuances can be modelled on the surface of a Möbius strip which continuously changes from concave to convex.
Finally, the works are also connected by a process involving an interplay between choice and chance: Choice in the system of rules and the sequence across the canvas and chance in the accidental effects occurring in the images.
Admission is free to all galleries at the Faculty of Creative Arts.
Gallery Opening Hours are 9am–5pm, Monday to Friday
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Location:
Long Gallery and Glass Cabinets
Faculty of Creative Arts
Upstairs, Building 25
University of Wollongong
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Parking: Pay and Display parking is available in the Western Carpark for visitors to the University. View Maps
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For further information or sales inquiries contact the
School of Art and Design, Faculty of Creative Arts
Phone: 02 4221 5853 or 02 4221 3996
Email: aandd_info@uow.edu.au
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Applications for Faculty of Creative Arts Bachelor Degrees have now closed and requests for change of interview date will no longer be considered.
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