Exhibition: Bryan Dawe - Interval December 6, 2007

to be opened by
Jason Smith
Director, MGA
3.00pm Sunday 09 December, 2007

Known to many as one of Australia's leading political satirists, Bryan Dawe exhibits a new series of photographic works that reveal a fascination with theatrical conventions of the cabaret.

Dawe's photographs are constructed in the studio. Using female models, and digital projections Dawe recreates the ambience of the cabaret , in a new series of works that are erotic and mysterious.

In an age of ubiquitous digital production of images, Dawe's work is intriguingly technically hand-crafted and studio based - no digital manipulation here! Rhythmic forms, projected light and makeup echo theatrical codes resulting in dynamic and powerful photographs.

Using his own paintings as projections, Dawe builds an elaborate studio process layered with transparency and movement to produce the final works. As critic Robert Nelson noted in The Age, Dawe's projected images “curve around the figure, upsetting the organic integrity of the body, just as the regularity of the machined surfaces is perverted by the warp of the flesh”

Aptly titled Interval Dawe's exhibition suggests a conscious engagement with themes of light, time and technology that extends his fascination with the Dada and Surrealism movements of the 20 th century. Elements of chance , that inspired many artists in these earlier periods are integral to Dawe's studio methods and result in a revelatory new series of works.

More information at
http://www.bryandawe.com.au/index.html

Official Website: http://www.mga.org.au/exhib-main.htm