The Suspended Moment

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The Suspended Moment

Australian photographer Tamara Dean presents her newest exhibition of photographs, The Suspended Moment at Michael Reid Sydney, which furthers her employment of a purpose-built underwater studio. In this remarkably magic new series, Dean creates sumptuous still life compositions that contradict their genre, presenting animated scenes that appear to defy gravity.

Pulling from the rich symbolism found in 17th century Dutch Still life painting, Tamara Dean creates vignettes of distinct palettes, through which her carefully selected objects appear to perform. Aside from one delicately placed hand in Love and Desire, Dean allows her objects to narrate our story. By removing the figures that typically populate her photographs, Tamara Dean raises existential questions in beautifully tense ways.

The symbolism found in The Suspended Moment alludes to debates concerning the climate emergency as well as the omnipresent threat of increasing natural disasters. The gentle buoyancy of Tamara Dean’s fruit, fabrics, and flowers, imitate an increasing loss of control. The Suspended Moment brings a touch of poetry to an alarming environmental debate, and is one that is expertly directed by Dean.

For assistance with an acquisition from this exhibition, please contact dean@michaelreid.com.au

Understory

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Understory

  • Artist
    Scott Perkins
  • Dates
    14 Jul—20 Aug 2023
  • Gallery Location
    Southern Highlands

Presented in three distinct presentation modes, Scott Perkins’ images of unidentified landscapes have been captured in state of balance, occupying a space between light and dark. Brooding, atmospheric and technically imposing, Scott Perkins’ images thread a trio of presentation methods that add a dynamic viewing experience to each work of art. 

In his up-coming exhibition Understory, viewers will be treated to impeccably presented lightbox photographs of bespoke design that transform their surrounding spaces. The artist’s use of Hanhnemule metallic paper add a complementary lustre to the surface of his mysterious still photograph images.

Understory will exhibit at Michael Reid Southern Highlands in July 2023. For a preview of works in this exhibition please email willkollmorgen@michaelreid.com.au

Interiors / Edit

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Interiors / Edit

Interiors/Edit is a private access platform tailored specifically to our close network of interior designers, architects, art consultants and creative advisors. The pieces featured on this page are drawn from past, current and upcoming exhibitions held across our congregation of galleries. We think they are among the strongest in our program, and would make for exquisite additions to the homes and workspaces of your clients.

“We understand that art and interior design are inseparable partners, and our expertise lies in seamlessly integrating artwork within the architectural context. Guided by principles of lighting, scale, colour palette, and materials, we create spaces where art becomes an integral part of the narrative, enhancing the overall aesthetic and ambiance” -Michael Reid OAM

Arborarium

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Arborarium

  • Artist
    Gavin Lynch
  • Dates
    20 Jul—19 Aug 2023
  • Catalogue
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  • Gallery Location
    Eora / Sydney

Canadian painter Gavin Lynch makes his Australian exhibition debut at Michael Reid Sydney in presenting a panoramic installation of eight individual landscape paintings. Arborarium is now showing in our second floor gallery, and is a wonderful opportunity for Australian collectors to access the artist’s work locally.

Gavin Lynch is an artist in full control of his creative vision, whose gentle disruption of the landscape genre observes the role of painting in a digitally saturated world. Lynch’s articulation of North American landscapes is refreshingly original, and is a visual language achieved through a series of protracted studio methods. In each artwork, Lynch upheaves the landscapes that he paints, reassembles them, and reduces his compositions to planes of pattern and colour. Lynch approaches his paintings with a tessellated vision, drawing wonderful parallels to the digitally informed processes that inspire them.

Photography, field-trip sketches, and collage inform the artist’s final paintings, most of which depict his home province of Wakefield, Quebec. In the studio, brush, washes, masking and airbrush techniques are used, skilfully combined by Lynch to emulate the appearance of recognisable ‘real worlds’.

Gavin Lynch holds a BFA from Emily Carr University (2009) and a MFA from the University of Ottawa (2012). He is the recipient of awards and grants from various organisations, including the Canada Council for the Arts (2014), the Ontario Arts Council (2013) and the province of Ontario (2011).

In 2014 Lynch was a finalist in the RBC Painting Competition, which was exhibited at the Musée des Beaux Arts.  His work has been exhibited across Canada, featured in Canadian Art magazine and is in various permanent collections, including Air Canada, Simon Fraser University, TD Canada Trust and the City of Ottawa Permanent Collection.

Those interested in exploring more are invited to contact: danielsoma@michaelreid.com.au

Final Editions

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Final Editions

  • Artist
    Tamara Dean, Joseph McGlennon, Trent Parke, Gerwyn Davies
  • Dates
    31 May—18 Jun 2023
  • Catalogue
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  • Gallery Location
    Online, Berlin

Final Editions represents the last opportunity to acquire iconic Australian photographs that are soon to be closed editions. The group highlights works from some of the nation’s most celebrated photographers now only available as the last of their run or as an Artist Proof.

Showcasing Tamara Dean, Trent Parke, Joseph McGlennon and Gerwyn Davies, the curation spans landscape, portraiture, still-life, action, analog and digital, and highlights the intense creativity of photographers practicing in Australia today.

Mundhurr – The Gift

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Mundhurr – The Gift

  • Artist
    Gaypalani Wanambi, Muluymuluy Wirrpanda, Djurrayun Murrinyina
  • Dates
    6—29 Jul 2023
  • Gallery Location
    Eora / Sydney

From July 6th – 29th, 2023 Michael Reid Sydney will exhibit Mundhurr- The Gift, a comprehensive collection of new work by Gaypalani Wanambi, Muluymuluy Wirrpanda and Djurrayun Murrinyina, three female artists shaping the next generation of Yolŋu artistic practice.

There are no words for ‘thank you’ or ‘please’ in the Yolŋu tongue. At first this raises so many questions. Is there no gratitude in this society? Are there no manners? Is there such paucity of expression in the language? Are they just rude!?

The answer to these questions is surprising. It stems from a fundamental philosophical foundation in Yolŋu life. These terms are unnecessary; Everyone is so connected as one family that the flow of resources between people is unremarkable and treated as a given. If I need something it is mine, whoever has it will freely give it without the need for a thank you. After a while in this society the sense of rudeness dissolves and it becomes relaxing to exchange things without the power relationship in the transaction needing to be acknowledged.

But what then is the meaning of a gift in such a place? How can there be a gift if goods being exchanged is as of right? In the sacred and ceremonial realm there is a different dynamic. The ritual exchange of sacred objects, knowledge or ceremonies is a foundational element of Yolŋu social cohesion. And in the context of this exhibition that is what is being witnessed. Each of these artists are the recipients of a sacred gift of knowledge and identity which they have shared here.

To discuss works of art in this exhibition please email tobymeagher@michaelreid.com.au

Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (728-23), 2023
160 x 60cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (4237-22), 2022
106 x 46 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (29-23), 2023
60 x 45 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (558-23), 2023
60 x 45 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (9483-22), 2022
100 x 45 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (889-23), 2023
120 x 45 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (9427-22), 2022
45 x 30 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (9385-22), 2022
90 x 60 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (61-23), 2023
50 x 38 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (484-23), 2023
60 x 45 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (1288-23), 2023
80 x 60 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (9037-22), 2022
60 x 90 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (6656-22), 2022
50 x 38 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (474-23), 2023
60 x 45 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (7501-22), 2022
150 x 78 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (7587-22), 2022
60 x 40 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (1076-23), 2023
75 x 75cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (631-23), 2023
60 x 45 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (7133-22), 2022
60 x 45 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (6919-22), 2022
70.5 x 30 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (8837-22), 2022
45 x 60 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (9203-22), 2022
91 x 61 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (7184-22), 2022
139 x 72.5 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (83-23), 2023
60 x 45 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (28-23), 2023
60 x 45 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (9209-22), 2022
40 x 40 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (9106-22), 2022
40 x 40 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (9128-22), 2022
50.5 x 38 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (8927-22), 2022
45 x 60 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (6988-22), 2022
80 x 60 cm
SOLD
Gaypalani Wanambi
Ḏawurr (6770-22), 2022
85 x 45cm
SOLD
  • Gallery Location
    Eora / Sydney

Gaypalani Wanambi‘s father Mr. W. Wanambi made sure that she was a major part of his highly successful career from when she was young. He tutored her in her law and encouraged her to paint in her own right as well as assisting him in his work. After his death out of respect for him she eschewed the themes of spirit fish in the waters of Trial Bay and instead describes the journeys of the ancestral honey hunter and the bees hiding in hollows in the stringybark.

Muluymuluy Wirrpanda was a loyal and constant sister to Ms. M. Wirrpanda. They painted together side by side at the art centre. As the elder sister explored an innovative string of genres Muluymuluy was a companion artist riffing on the topics of native Australian vegetables, fruit and shellfish. Never copying but always harmonising. This has continued after the loss of her sister as she honours the gift of that time they had together.

Following the loss of her mother Djurrayun Murrinyina stopped painting the lillies of Garrimala which had made Ms. M. Gumana famous. This convention is part of the disciplines of spiritual hygiene which are so crucial to Yolŋu mortuary customs. Anything which impedes the progress of the departing spirit is forbidden. Nothing can be done which would endanger the eventual return of that soul back to the family of the living. But the gift of intricate colour mixing and fine cross hatching which Djurrayun received from her mother is very much in play.

For those of us who believe in such things; we owe the departed donors a sincere thank you for passing on their inspiration to a new generation of talented Yolŋu artists.

Biophilia

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Biophilia

There is a potent sense of mystery surrounding the work of Petrina Hicks. Polished, tense and cool to the touch; with each photograph we are invited to comprehend a profound sense of curiosity as we gaze into images that are equal parts bemusing and beautiful. There is a discerning barrier between the viewer and the subjects of a Petrina Hicks photograph, a foundational device that threads the artist’s powerful oeuvre. This barrier is well controlled, quite intentional and has directed a roster of global exhibitions that have attracted critical praise for their visual ingenuity and un-compromised pursuit of technical excellence. Petrina Hicks is a perfectionist, and every part of her scrupulous sensitivity is present in her work.

Biophilia is Petrina Hicks’ newest exhibition which debuts at Michael Reid Sydney in June, 2023. The exhibition is a marvelous display of technical superiority and is the culmination of rigid research and twelve-months in the studio. Biophilia takes its narrative inspiration from the indistinct space between human and animal states, presenting the viewer with expertly choreographed and meticulously directed images.

Throughout her career, Petrina Hicks has dependably extracted from mythology, fables, and historical art imagery to re-frame the contemporary female experience. Her use of animals in her photographs are visually compelling and behave as symbolic gestures that allude to the human psyche. In Biophilia, Hicks melds these sensibilities, navigating art, science, history, and existential philosophy. Through Biophilia, Petrina Hicks creates a hypnotic space of oscillating directions, where identities dissolve and few rules apply.

The mechanics of Petrina Hicks’ studio processes are as intriguing as the works themselves. To this day, Hicks prefers analogue methods, dismissing a dependency on digital post-production. By way of preserving the traditional film discipline Hicks assembles her subjects manually, delivering a potent dose of authenticity to her magic-realism aesthetic.

In her precisely articulated Biophilia world, Petrina Hicks creates untethered spaces of illusion, suspending the burdens of any linear narrative. In Sleepwalker I, a young girl’s gaze is obstructed by her windswept hair, representing consciousness that surpasses self-identity. In Grace, a model takes a classical sculpture stance, whose defiant posture is betrayed by the softness of her bare skin. Petrina Hicks’ work lives outside of comprehensible time, supplying an entrancing state of engagement that is rarely encountered in still photographic art. Hicks’ command of symbolism, motif and metaphor connect wonderfully with her incomparable vision, offering alternative modes of learning about the nature of the human condition.

To discuss an acquisition enquiry, or to learn more about works exhibiting in Biophilia, please email danielsoma@michaelreid.com.au

Biophilia at Michael Reid Sydney is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.

Flowers II

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Flowers II

  • Artist
    Kaspar Kägi
  • Dates
    8 Jun—1 Jul 2023
  • Gallery Location
    Eora / Sydney

Flowers II is the second solo exhibition of Sydney-based painter, Kaspar Kägi, at Michael Reid Sydney. After the success of Flowers last year – quickly earning the support of our broad collector base – the artist returned to his studio to develop further variations on the theme.

This much-awaited new show sees the reintroduction of orchids (craning upwards like triumphant marble figures) and poppies – gathered in careful equipoise – as signature subjects. We also find new directions from the artist, namely a beguiling depiction of a butterfly nestled among foliage at night and a charming portrait of his beloved cat.

Kägi’s paintings announce themselves quietly, and each exalts an impressive, delicate beauty.

Deep Space

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Deep Space

  • Artist
    Lucy Roleff
  • Dates
    17—27 May 2023
  • Catalogue
    Download now
  • Gallery Location
    Eora / Sydney

From May 17th, Melbourne-based painter Lucy Roleff makes her Michael Reid Sydney debut, presenting an expertly crafted collection of new still-life paintings. Deep Space has assembled twelve still-life paintings and introduces our Sydney audiences to the artist’s finely tuned dramatic grandeur.

In recent years, Lucy Roleff has achieved notoriety through her active participation in reputable art awards and has exhibited in the Muswellbrook Art Prize, The National Emerging Art Prize, as well as the Blake Prize. She has presented solo exhibitions at Melbourne’s MARS Gallery and will present work at the Spring 1883 Art Fair in Melbourne later this year.

To speak with a representative about works of art showing in Deep Space, please email danielsoma@michaelreid.com.au 

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