‘Paris bled into the Indian Ocean’ explores a number of past events connecting the O’Connor family across generations. Using a paradigm of thoughts and questions, Darvall distils this into one of her most ambitious exhibitions to date. The exhibition is influenced by Kathleen O’Connor’s story as she returned home to Western Australia from France in 1955.
Darvall says that she wants to breathe new life into old stories and to “…question whether we changed that much, the way the public treats people with visionary ideas and our cultural heritage.” ‘Paris bled into the Indian Ocean’ serves as an opportunity to represent and celebrate the determination of creative women in the early to mid 1900s.
The exhibition combines works from Jo Darvall’s recent exhibition at Merenda Contemporary in Fremantle with paintings by notable West Australian artist Kathleen O’Connor from the City of Busselton, City of Bunbury and Shire of Munjimup collections.
Merenda Contemporary
Until 21 November, 2015
Western Australia
ArtGeo Gallery
Until 21 February, 2016
Western Australia
Floating water studies #4, 2015, watercolour on paper, 16.5 x 19.8cm
Photograph: Eva Fernandez
Courtesy the artist and Merenda Contemporary, Western Australia
