A J Taylor’s latest body of work continues his exploration of the Queensland landscape, from places close to his home in the Sunshine Coast hinterland such as Stony Creek and the Mooloolah River National Park, to trips further afield in Carnarvon Gorge, Lamington National Park and the Bunya Mountains.
Underlying the works are distinctive underpainting surfaces; discreet layers spread across a relief of marks that suggest a chaotic system in nature, such as the flow and ripple of water or the fractal shapes of branches and leaves. After being sanded back to a completely flat surface, the ground still holds the memory of all those accumulated marks. The nature of the ground – the colours, size and complexity of its marks – will then dictate the choice of subject, its mood and scale.
A J Taylor, Pink Ash at Meridan Hill, 2025, oil on board, 106.7 × 106.7cm. Courtesy the artist and Jan Murphy Gallery, Queensland
Jan Murphy Gallery
8 April to 10 May 2025
Queensland
