AXIS
assemblages
11 - 28 February 2021
Beaver Galleries, Deakin
The assemblages in ‘axis’ explore the dramatic changes in the atmosphere during the summer fires of 2020. The Sky transformed into a blanket of orange, grey and brown. The smoke so thick it seems to defy all reason and the world’s axis groaning under the irrational denial…”. Alex’s preoccupation with climate change permeates the works in ‘axis’, which extend his reputation for intelligent, provocative juxtaposition of disparate materials. “The landscapes I created over that time seem distant and unreal; however, they are a moment of truth and a vivid account of a changing environment.
Unfamiliar sky, 2020, Painted metal, formply, concrete residue, 65 x 155 cm
Island- South coast, 2020, Galvanised steel, painted metal, formply, concrete residue, 52 x 52 cm
Sheep track to Black hill 2020, Galvanised steel, painted metal, formply, concrete residue, 30 x 30 cm
Smoke haze at first light, 2020, Galvanised steel, painted steel, formply, concrete residue, 21 x 29 cm
Galvanised sky, Lake George, 2021, Galvanised steel, painted metal, formply, concrete residue, 84 x 94 cm
Journey- Snow Valleys, 2021, Galvanised steel, painted metal, chalk, formply, concrete residue, 43 x 43 cm
First fire, back of Braidwood, 2020, Painted metal, formply, chalk, concrete residue, 69 x 93 cm
Days after, 2020, Galvanised steel, painted metal, formply, concrete residue, 54 x 51 cm
The Reservoir, last of the water 2020, Galvanised steel, painted metal, formply, concrete residue, 45 x 45 cm
Evening light on the Tablelands 2021, Painted metal, formply, chalk, concrete residue, 47x 48 cm
Strange shift 1, 2020, Galvanised steel, metal, formply, concrete residue, 39 x 39 cm
Strange shift 2, 2020, Galvanised steel, metal, formply, concrete residue, 39 x 39 cm
Iron hills, 2020, Galvanised steel, painted metal, formply, concrete residue, 60 x 59 cm
Late sun through smoke haze, 2020, Galvanised steel, painted metal, formply, concrete residue, 30 x 45 cm
Hard sky, Lake George, 2020, painted metal, formply, concrete residue, 78 x 85 cm
Fire haze, tablelands 1, 2020, Painted metal, formply, concrete residue, 58 x 59 cm
Fire haze, tablelands 2, 2020, painted steel, formply, concrete residue, 23 x 31 cm
The big DRY , 2021, Galvanised steel, painted metal, formply, concrete residue, 85 x 81 cm
Broken country 1, 2021, Formply and concrete, 93 x 78 cm
Broken country 2, 2021, Formply and concrete, 78 x 82 cm
Broken country 3, 2021, Painted metal, formply, concrete, 62 x 58 cm
Strange days on the black sea, 2021, Galvanised steel, formply, concrete residue, 72 x 42 cm