A selection…
Iris Whispers
Acrylic on canvas, acrylic on model, collage, c-type print
120 x 120cm, Special Collector’s edition: 3, AUD$5800 incl GST
110 x 100cm, Edition: 10, AUD$4800 incl GST ~ 70 x 70cm, Edition: 10, AUD$3800 incl GST
Magnolia Whispers
Acrylic on canvas, acrylic on model, collage, c-type print
120 x 120cm, Special Collector’s edition: 3, AUD$5800 incl GST
110 x 100cm, Edition: 10, AUD$4800 incl GST ~ 70 x 70cm, Edition: 10, AUD$3800 incl GST
Peacock Whispers II
Acrylic on canvas, acrylic on model, collage, c-type print
120 x 140cm, Special Collector’s edition: 3, AUD$5800 incl GST
103 x 120cm, Edition: 10, AUD$4800 incl GST ~ 70 x 80cm, Edition: 10, AUD$3800 incl GST
Hydrangea Whispers II
Acrylic on canvas, acrylic on model, collage, c-type print
95 x 170cm, Special Collector’s edition: 3, AUD$5800 incl GST
85 x 150cm, Edition: 10, AUD$4800 incl GST ~ 55 x 90cm, Edition: 10, AUD$3800 incl GST
MIRRORED WHISPERS – the Collection
Emma Hack’s inaugural solo exhibition “Mirrored Whispers” with Catherine Asquith Gallery, recalls many aspects of her childhood; in particular, Emma’s fond memories of her grandmother’s extraordinary garden. Heirloom irises, sweet peas, hydrangeas and gardenias all encircled by what seemed to Emma at the time, a monumental Magnolia tree, meant for joyful, blissful times.
This new collection, with its subdued palette and gentle figurative reflections also highlights what Emma terms her ‘inner muse’, that feminine wisdom that we as women experience, at least once in our lives.
As an artist, Emma has always enjoyed working with the female form, and by visually incorporating a ‘mirrored’ image, the works suggest an internal dialogue, a personal narrative and a gentle rendering of this quiet contemplation.
Compositionally, Emma views this collection as an extension of her subject matter: the flora and figures are still present, albeit in softer focus. Emma was purposeful in having the models pose side-on, feeling this profile perhaps a more ‘chastened’ rendition of the female nude.
During the construction of these works, after photographing one model in 2 different ways, Emma then digitally manipulated the image, basically ‘flipping’ it, and allowing the spontaneity of this action to produce what is to her, a “quite magical image”: ironically, not exactly a mirror image, but beautifully sublime.
Gardenia Whispers
EMMA HACK – Biography
Emma Hack has been exhibiting professionally since 2002, having held in excess of 20 solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions throughout Australia.
Emma has shown at ART Sydney (2008, 2009 and 2010) and ART Melbourne (2009), and internationally, at the London Art Fair (2011) and the Affordable Art Fair, New York (2011).
Emma’s art practice and exhibitions have been widely documented in both the Australian and international press, and in particular, her participation in local and overseas art fairs has been featured on various television programs. In 2011, Emma’s work was highlighted on Australia’s ABC TV’s “Art Nation” program.
Represented nationally throughout Australia, Emma is also represented in London and New York and her work is held in numerous private and corporate collections globally.
For recent television appearances by Emma Hack go to: http://www.youtube.com/user/EmmahackTV
CURRICULUM VITAE
EMMA HACK
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 Mirrored Whispers, Catherine Asquith Gallery, Melbourne Vic
2011 Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2011 AP Bond, Stepney SA
2011 Birds of Prey, AP Bond, Stepney, SA
2011 Wallpaper Mandala and Birds of Prey, Frances Keevil Gallery, Double Bay, NSW
2011 Wallpaper Mandala, Seaview Gallery, Queenscliff, Vic
2011 New and Past Works, ART Melbourne, Royal Exhibition Buildings, Carlton, Vic
2010 New works, Gallery 139, SA 2010 New Works, Obscura Gallery, East St Kilda, Vic
2010 ART Sydney, represented by Frances Keevil Gallery, NSW
2010 Elements Art Gallery, Dalkeith, WA
2010 Past works, Cessnock Regional Gallery, NSW
2010 Native and Exotic Mandala, Penley Estate Winery, Coonawarra Arts Festival, SA
2010 New and Past Works, ART Melbourne, Royal Exhibition Buildings, Carlton, Vic
2010 Exotic and Native Mandala, Frances Keevil Gallery, NSW
2010 Native Mandala, Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza, Vic
2009 New Works & Past Delights, Gallery 139, Adelaide, SA
2009 Art Sydney 09, Royal Hall of Industries, Sydney, NSW
2009 New Works & Past Delights, Frances Keevil Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2009 New Works & Past Delights, Obscura Gallery, Melbourne, Vic
2009 Past Delights – SALA Festival, Burnside Village Shopping Centre, Adelaide, SA
2009 Art Melbourne 09, Royal Exhibition Buildings, Carlton, Vic
2008 Recent Works, Art Images Gallery, Adelaide, SA
2008 Art Sydney 08, Royal Hall of Industries, Sydney, NSW
2008 Retrospective Works – SALA Festival, Dare Hair, Adelaide, SA
2008 Retrospective Works, Melrose Gallery, Melrose, SA
2007 Body Painting Broadhurst, The Arthouse Hotel, Sydney, NSW
2006 Yoga Collection, The Arthouse Hotel, Sydney, NSW
2004 Adelaide Cabaret Festival, The Arthouse Hotel, Sydney, NSW
2004 Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, SA
2003 Retrospective works, The Arthouse Hotel, Sydney, NSW
2003 Retrospective works, FAD Gallery, Adelaide, SA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 Festivité 2011, Catherine Asquith Gallery, Melbourne, Vic
2011 London Art Fair (represented by Rebecca Hossack Gallery)
2011 Affordable Art Fair, New York (represented by Rebecca Hossack Gallery)
2011 Seaview Gallery, Queenscliff, Vic
2011 19 Karen, Gold Coast, QLD
2011 Elements Gallery, Dalkeith, WA
2010 Summer Group Show, Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza, Vic
2010 Group Show, Frances Keevil Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2009 Fashion as Art, Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza, Vic
2009 Works on Paper, Francis Keevil Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2008 Retrospective Works, Brunswick St Gallery, Melbourne, Vic
2008 Retrospective Works, Art Moments Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2008 Retrospective Works, Marie Hart Galleries, Adelaide, SA
2004 Erotica Exotica, Greenhill Galleries, Adelaide, SA
2002 Petal Collection, Greenhill Galleries, Adelaide, SA
COMMISSIONS
Body art for film clip for the Gotye song Somebody That I Used To Know, featuring Kimbra (2011)
Wilderness College, Canvas in Concert, Adelaide, SA
Walkerville Hotel, Adelaide, SA
ARTIST BOOK
Wallpaper Collection: 2005-2010, Limited Edition (1000), Monograph, Emma Hack
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Art Nation, Sunday 6th November, ABC1 TV, 5pm
ABC TV, New York, (Affordable Art Fair), September 2011
‘A fine body of work’, The Daily Telegraph, Sydney, NSW, 29/8/2009
‘An artist’s body of work that quite literally brings the walls to life’, China Daily, China, 5/7/2008
‘Breathing wallpaper’, NY Daily News.com, New York, 5 July 2008
‘My girl’s a wallflower’, The Sun, London, United Kingdom, 6 May 2008
‘An artist’s body of work that quite literally brings the walls to life’, Telegraph.co.uk, London, 6 May 2006
View: Emma Hack @ http://www.youtube.com/user/EmmahackTV
COLLECTIONS
The M Collection, Melbourne, Vic
National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, ACT
Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, SA
Private collections throughout Australia, the UK, USA and Singapore.
Emma Hack is represented in Victoria by
Catherine Asquith Gallery
(Member, Australian Commercial Galleries Association)
Installation Performance Piece by Emma Hack @
Catherine Asquith Gallery, 48 Oxford Street, Collingwood Vic 3066
on Wednesday 21st March 2012
Press Call: 1.00 – 3pm
Emma Hack at work on “Peacock Whispers”
