EXHIBITION
DVA Gallery
Opening 6pm Friday 19th of March 2021
Showing from the 19th March | 3rd April
Maybe "HOME" is where the heART is!?!
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, we have been forced to think a great deal about “home”.
We’ve been encouraged--even required-- to stay home, go home, find a way home, or we’ve been frustrated in our attempts to get home!
We've been told to work from home, school our kids at home, and ‘holiday’ at home – literally in our own backyards or close surroundings.
We’ve perhaps even asked ourselves, 'where is my home?' Do I have a home? Or is my home wherever my heart is?
So it seemed fitting that Darwin’s visual artists might be willing to express their feelings, impressions and interpretations of "home" for our first exhibition, a Members’ Show, for 2021.
ArtBroken
This exhibition reflects the ‘Revitalisation’ of ‘Femininity’ and ‘Cultural Resilience’.
These pieces capture the spirit and rebellion of the world’s most unforgettable musicians.
Inspired by the unpredictable nature and vivid colours of Darwin’s wet season
Discover the bold, imaginative world of Darwin’s own trailblazing publisher Wild North Comics.
Explore the nature of local lifestyles with intent to
capture funky fashions and everyday living in Darwin.
The artworks displayed will depict the fun, enigmatic and colourful existence of
tropical Darwin during the day, and the busy, energetic nightlife around its local
haunts.
Step into the vibrant world of the Australian Top End with Colours of Home, an exhibition of predominantly pastel paintings that capture the striking beauty of the local landscape.
‘Ways of Seeing: Miya/Significant Plants – Beginnings’ showcases works from five culturally diverse, female artists – Glynis Lee, Angelina Lewis, Juwayning Lorraine Williams, Linda Yarrowin, Nena Zanos - created during a printmaking project at Wagait Beach. Artworks reflect each artist’s personal connection to chosen plants. Accompanying stories and video communicate cultural knowledge.
The viewer is exposed to obscurities of the universe including artwork, ‘Solar Flare’ depicting a solar explosion also, ‘Meteor Shower’ and ‘Supernova’. Energy and passion are radiating from the paintings, highlighting intensity. In contrast, ‘The Wormhole’ and ‘Galaxy’s Breath’ depict the timelessness and constancy of galaxies and the beyond.
Have you ever spent so long not talking to other people that when you finally did, your voice cracked? Have you ever been somewhere so remote that if you died, no-one would know and you might not be found for weeks - if ever?
