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Falling Into Place : 8. 26. 19 - 10. 15. 19
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The Barn Project The Barn Project, established in 2014 by founding principals Julie Harvey & Michael Liener (of Harvey Art Projects and Aurobora respectively), aims to broaden the dialogue between traditional and contemporary art cultures by exploring connections and cultivating the common turf that continues to change and shift between artistic visions current in the art world. In doing so, The Barn Project’s mission is to highlight not only the universality of contemporary art but to emphasize the intriguing intersections as they emerge and take root. A barn-raising is a collective action of a community in which a space for one of the members is built collectively by members of the community. It is collaboration coupled with vision that precipitates positive change. And likewise, it is through collaborative effort among artist communities that art becomes a stepping stone for social engagement, for altering calcified conceptions, for shifting global viewpoints, and ultimately for a regenerative shift in perception. In this spirit, The Barn Project fuses the artistic vision of contemporary artists from around the world, including indigenous art movements rarely seen in the context of contemporary international exhibitions. Over the course of each calendar year, The Barn Project facilitates a select number of programs where invited artists from the venue’s host country exhibit alongside international and indigenous artists. This confluence of expression and experimentation opens a window of observation which allows for seeing invisible connections. It is the fidelity of these collaborative efforts that are both at the heart of the creative process and the essential components in the ongoing international exhibitions generated by The Barn Project.
Falling into Place : 8. 26. 19 - 10. 15. 19 A whirlwind sweeps out from the Shore and is suddenly gone. From the pavilion over The lake the water has become Indistinguishable from the sky. -- Su Tung Po (from Looking From The Pavillion Over The Lake—12th Century) We fall into place transitionally. The journey is the same everywhere. Whether the journey begins from a remote art center off in the Australian bush or it begins from the solitary confines of some urban studio, the artist leaves behind the familiar to head-down an unmarked road. The speed increases as the artist moves closer to the hub of a core concept. And although it feels like an external phenomenon, the artist experiences this subjectively, in her own time, without notice, as if this new awareness is indistinguishable from the artist herself and the way she has chosen to release it into the world. This is the transitional sequence from the uneventful to the center of a fertile idea. For some, like the aboriginal artists represented here, the story of the journey is essential and indistinguishable from the self; for others it is rooted in an internal discovery that is so compelling it demands vigil. But for all these artists the invitation to the viewer is open, wide, and limitless. This Barn Project exhibition presents an opportunity to approach the unknowable in its many guises, allows the viewer to unravel cross-connections between the individual works and pairings presented here. The task has now been transferred to us, the viewer. We must contend with the speed at which we move from a thought to an idea to an appreciation of a phenomenon. We witness the transits of impulse from somewhere beyond the artist to somewhere beyond the viewer. We apply it to our world—even if only marginally-- and it leaves an imprint. An awakening occurs, as if emerging from a hard winter, as if, for the first time, something unnamed but essential rises up and simply reveals itself easily as letting go and falling into place. In the end, what more can an artist or any art offer the viewer than the freedom to arrive outside of oneself?
LEFT: Whiskey Tjukangku Punu, 2011 Acrylic on linen 48” x 48”
RIGHT: LoopmasterM The Orchard Suite-- Koroneiki, 2018 Acrylic on paper 55” x 73”
LEFT: Nyarapayi Giles Wumurrungu (Emu Story), 2014 Acrylic on Belgian linen 48” x 36”
RIGHT: Willy Heeks Alchemy, 2000 Monotype on Rives BFK paper 35.5” x 33”
LEFT: Mabel Juli Garnkiny Ngarranggarni (Moon Dreaming), 2016 Ocher on canvas 48” x 35”
RIGHT: Pat Lipsky 7 Blacks, Hint of Red, 2005 Monotype on Rives BFK paper 7.75” x 40”
LEFT: Russell Crotty Bellevue Explorer 1, 2017 Collage, bio-resin on panel 14.5” x 14” Russell Crotty Explorer Bellevue 2, 2017 Collage, bio-resin on panel 14.5” x 14” Russell Crotty Explorer Bellevue 2, 2017 Collage, bio-resin on panel 14.5” x 14”
RIGHT: Tuppy Ngintja Goodwin Antara, 2018 Acrylic on Belgian linen 78” x 60”
LEFT: Liat Yossifor Dancer (III), 2011 Oil on paper 11” x 10”
RIGHT: Nyapanyapa Yunupingu Untitled, 2014 Natural earth pigment on eucalyptus bark 42”x 40”
Liat Yossifor Clowns, 2011 Oil on papaer 11” x 9”
LEFT: Todd McKie Happy Arbor Day, 1993 Monotype on BFK Rives paper 27” x 32”
RIGHT: Katie Nyangulya Nalgood Red Capped Robin, 2018 Acrylic on canvas 30” x 30”
LEFT: John Zurier L7, 2002 Acrylic on Belgian linen 28” x 22”
RIGHT: Gloria Untitled, 2018 Acrylic on canvas 28” x 24”
LEFT: Esther Giles Purrungu (Python Story), 2014 Acrylic on canvas 36” x 36”
RIGHT: LoopmasterM Untitled (or it was jacaranda season), 2016 Acrylic on hessian 58” x 73”
LEFT: William J. O’Brien Untitled (069), 2018 Monotype on Rives BFK paper 40” x 26” William J. O’Brien Untitled (070), 2018 Monotype on Rives BFK paper 40” x 26”
RIGHT: Regina Pilawuk Wilson Syaw, 2019 Acrylic on canvas 78” x 78”
LEFT: Clem Crosby Untitled (085), 2018 Monotype on Rives BFK paper 30” x 22” Clem Crosby Untitled (083), 2018 Monotype on Rives BFK paper 30” x 22” Clem Crosby Untitled (090), 2018 Monotype on Rives BFK paper 30” x 22” Clem Crosby Untitled (080), 2018 Monotype on Rives BFK paper 30” x 22”
RIGHT: Mary Brumby Ngura (Country) 2016 Acrylic on Belgian linen 30” x 40” Mary Brumby Ngura (Country) 2016 Acrylic on Belgian linen 30” x 40”
LEFT: LoopmasterM Spin Space Suite (1-6), 2018 Acrylic on brown paper 30” x 40”
RIGHT: Nyliyari Tjpangati Untitled, 2016 Acrylic on Belgian linen 30” x 39”
LEFT: Lisa Williamson Untitled (LW16-006), 2016 Monotype on Rives BFK paper 40” x 32”
LEFT: Doreen Chapman Untitled, 2017 Acrylic on canvas 30” x 30”
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