John Curtin Gallery STUDIO Exhibitions — Friday Public Programming

Floor Talk with Brett Whiteley Studio Curator Nick Yelverton

Aida Tomescu in Conversation with Lia McKnight

Friday 25 October: 11:30am-1:30pm

Please join us to delve deeper into the creative process and artworks featured in two of the three exhibitions opening to the public on Friday 25 October.

Brett Whiteley Inside the Studio: 11:30am

The Art Gallery of New South Wales touring exhibition Brett Whiteley: Inside the Studio offers audiences around Australia a fascinating insight into the studio practice of one of Australia’s most gifted and revered artists, Brett Whiteley (1939–92).

Drawn from the collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Brett Whiteley Studio in Sydney, this exhibition presents a selection of works across various media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, collage and ceramics.

Art Gallery of New South Wales curator, Brett Whiteley Studio, Nick Yelverton said this is a unique opportunity for Western Australian audiences to see iconic works by Whiteley.

"The works in this exhibition are highlights of both the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Brett Whiteley Studio collections in Sydney,” Yelverton said.

Aida Tomescu: in the midst of happening: 12:30pm

Aida Tomescu: in the midst of happening provides a fascinating insight into the studio practice of one of Australia’s greatest living painters. From the early stages of her studio practice, collage and print have enabled significant shifts in Tomescu’s work and provided a bridge between her drawing and painting. In this exhibition, we bring together all these mediums as well as ephemera from her studio, exposing the depth of her material and conceptual process.

My interest has always been to arrive at a unified image with fullness and clarity, to find a reality which affirms its own existence. There is a silent moment in painting when we experience an absolute, total intelligence in the work through which everything comes together. The logic that develops is stronger than any emotion. The painting begins to project back and I become aware of another presence; the subtle, vulnerable structure built from paint.

– Aida Tomescu, 2015

Morning tea will be provided.

Free event: Registration is essential

Header Image: Aida Tomescu studio image, courtesy of the artist. Photo by Jenni Carter.