Parrasch Heijnen, Los Angeles
Washington DC, United States
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Neon Parc, Melbourne
Heide MOMA, Melbourne
Missing Persons, Melbourne
COMA Gallery, Sydney
Singapore Biennale, Singapore
National Art School, Sydney
Parrasch Heijnen, Los Angeles
Bundanon Art Museum, Bundanon
COMA Gallery, Sydney
RISING, Melbourne
MUMA Monash, Melbourne
Bundanon Art Museum
(1) Smoke Chain, 2023, Bronze, 190 x 82 x 47 cm
(2) Pavilion, 2023, timber, white rags, beeswax, pigment, acrylic paint, spray paint, mouldable plastic, epoxy modelling compound, cotton rope and ecrylimer, 372 x 170 x 140 cm
(3) Thick Fight, 2023, epoxy modelling compound, synthetic resin solvent-based enamel, timber, vinyl paint, 203 x 87 x 65 cm
April 1–June 18, 2023
The starting point for fantastic forms is the expansive selection of multi-hued drawings and curvilinear ceramics by Merric Boyd, collected by his son, Arthur Boyd, which form a cornerstone of the Bundanon Collection. Bringing this lyrical work into conversation with the very different practices of three living Australian artists, fantastic forms explores the joy of artmaking and its connection to everyday life.
The exhibition features over 200 works from the Bundanon Collection in dialogue with new large-scale sculptures by Nabilah Nordin, a series of ceramic figures by Stephen Benwell and stop-motion videos by emerging Bundjalung artist Rubyrose Bancroft. Beginning with Merric Boyd’s idiosyncratic approach to artmaking, fantastic forms expands from well-known ceramic work into his energetic and playful drawing practice, all of which was underpinned by the spiritual philosophy of love and connection that ran through his life and work.