‘Paradigm’ by emerging sculptor Chidzey, is the artists latest instalment in the ongoing visual exploration centred around his research into the life of St Francis of Assisi and its implications for our lives today. An exhibition of works in timber, bronze, and glass.
Study into this historical figure’s radical enlightenment, the subsequent response and ongoing legacy has revealed that he shook the world in ways rarely imagined. Francis Bernadone’s attitude to the dispossessed, his concept of beauty and creativity, and his radical environmentalism was extreme by the standards of his world, and our ‘modern’ society. Exploring the legacy of St. Francis’ relationship to chivalry, beauty and nature is Chidzey’s thoughtful response to how we have lost our way on so many issues.
Gauge Gallery
26 July to 7 August, 2016
Sydney
Incitement, Huon pine and recycled turpentine, 40 x 40 x 40cm
Courtesy the artist and Gauge Gallery, Sydney
