Absorption is an ongoing body of work driven by an innate curiosity in humans. Natalie Popovski uses the mundane to highlight subtle nuances in individuals in “indirect portraits,” paintings depicting her subject’s “stuff” – the seemingly insignificant corners of mess found in bathroom cabinets, kitchen benchtops, or bedside tables that you are unaware you keep, yet they outline your beliefs, personality, and daily rituals.
Popovski seeks the “sacred in the mundane, the moments of awe all around us that we dismiss so easily, the great novels being written right under our noses.”
Natalie Popovski, The Neighbour, 2021, oil on canvas, Tasmanian oak frame, 90 × 58cm. Courtesy the artist and Tweed Regional Gallery, New South Wales
Tweed Regional Gallery
15 July to 18 September 2022
New South Wales
