'Visible/Invisible' a Group Show at the Flinders Gallery in Melbourne

Written by Thomas Warne Tuesday, 05 April 2011 02:33

Melbourne, AU - 'Visible/Invisible' at the Flinders Lane Gallery from April 5th to 23rd 2011 features works by a group of contemporary artists. Visible/Invisible enters the space between the seen and the unseen, the conscious and the unconscious, testing and exploring boundaries on a visual, spatial, and material level. In this arena of half light, the everyday meets with the wondrous and the strange, and memory, myth, and dreams intermingle with the visible world. This exhibition attempts to highlight the infinite layers of veils that we all see through in engaging with ‘reality’. The everyday meets with the fantastic, the wondrous and the strange. In this arena of half light, memories, myths, and dreams intermingle with the visible world. What the eye sees in this space, from the infinite possibilities in every view, functions as a mirror on the self. Everything we see is viewed through our own personal layers of dreams, experiences, & beliefs. Through examining the gaze, and what it seeks, the imaginings that overlay the material substance of our visible world become clearer.

What rises to meet us in the half light? Can we find, as Descartes proposed, a limit to our imagination, and therefore our world? This exhibition draws together a range of artists whose work investigates the hidden aspects of our world, and seeks to explore the layers of dreams, experiences, & beliefs that veil each of our views onto the world, including works by Claire Bridge, Lizzie Buckmaster Dove, Jackie Cavallaro, Michelle Dawson, Jon Eiseman, Caroline Rannerberger, Peter James Smith, Christine Willcocks and Mami Yamanaka.





Located in the heart of Melbourne’s Flinders Lane vibrant cultural precinct, Flinders Lane Gallery has been exhibiting the work of collectable and exceptional Australian artists since 1989. A select group of Aboriginal artists have also been represented since the gallery’s inception, with a Directorial focus on the quality, diversity, and vitality of this important art movement. Director Claire Harris is committed to promoting the work of Australian artists and ensures that the gallery’s exhibition program provides opportunities to both emerging and established artists’ practices. Informed by her sixteen years of experience working in the arts, she brings a fresh perspective to the Flinders Lane Gallery stable. She has ensured that the artists currently represented reflect the shifting interests and concerns of contemporary practice. The gallery demonstrates long term commitment to supporting and raising the profile of its artists. The majority of signed artists have been with the gallery for over 10 years, and several since founding. Fostering the practices of younger artists is also an ongoing imperative of the gallery and this commitment is reflected through the past ten year’s presentation of the ‘Exploration Emerging Artists Series’.





While painting has been a traditional character of the Flinders Lane Gallery stable, in more recent years the inclusion of installation, photography and assemblage practices has ensured that the gallery continues to represent the strength and dynamism found within the broader Australian art scene. Through exhibiting Aboriginal artworks with relevant background information and stories to support the artworks, the gallery encourages respect and understanding for complex spiritual and cultural traditions. Flinders Lane Gallery represents some of the most renowned names from this extraordinary art movement. Flinders Lane Gallery is a member of Art Trade and a voluntary signatory to the Indigenous Art Code, and is proud to have longstanding relationships with the communities represented. Visit the gallery's website at ... http://www.flg.com.au

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