‘Weather Patterns’ is a group show that umbrellas three Australian artists. All three artists work in the realms of abstract painting, reflecting the vagaries of weather and the extremities of our landscape. Rosella Namok from Cape York – tropical, wet season impressions; Matthew Johnson from Melbourne – atmospheric, subdued expressions light; and Ronnie Tjampitjinpa of the Western Desert – primal marks, ancient and iconic stories.
Director Michael Eather, who has assembled the three artists together, has often commented on how Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists sometimes cross over via the subtleties of their respective visual vernaculars. Weather is a universal phenomenon, as is the language of paint.
FireWorks Gallery
Until 20 August, 2015
Queensland
Matthew Johnson, Variance in a single state, 2015, oil on linen, 141 x 150cm
Courtesy the artist and FireWorks Gallery, Queensland
