17 February – 20 February 2022
LOUISE GRESSWELLGallery 9 is delighted to present exhibitions by Grace Wright, Louise Tuckwell and Louise Gresswell for the Melbourne Art Fair 2022.
Melbourne Art Fair will be open from 17 to 20 February at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, and will be available to view on the Gallery 9 website, on MAF Virtual and on Ocula. Gallery 9 will be presenting exhibitions by Grace Wright on Thursday and Friday, and Louise Tuckwell and Louise Gresswell on Saturday and Sunday.
Grace Wright’s background in dance, performance, and music, all come together in a unique energy that combines movement and colour in multilayered compositions that seem to impossibly balance localised surface details with equal parts visceral immersion. Grace graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (hons) from Elam School of Fine Arts (Auckland) in 2014 and she completed her MFA in 2019.*Residents of New Zealand interested in acquiring Grace's work should contact Gow Langsford Gallery in Auckland*
The idea of limitless combinations of colour, patterns, shapes and textures, whether simple or complex, is the starting point for Louise Tuckwell’s vibrant, non-objective paintings. Sparked by an interest in geometric patterning within the everyday, Tuckwell’s work searches for a system of balance and harmony – drawing on the influential algebraic and geometric work of Ancient Greek mathematician, Euclid. His systems of logic, opposing axioms and geometry pervade Tuckwell’s intuitive compositions. Suggestion, surprise and a subtle sense of humour are also important elements for Tuckwell. Contrastive diagonals, obtuse colour juxtapositions and subtle perspectival shifts demonstrate a bold and playfully abstract architectural language.
Louise Gresswell’s recent body of work comprises of non- representational painting on board. Through a painting practice Gresswell imbues the work with subjective readings as she explores concepts of vulnerability and protection. Central to Gresswell’s work is the materiality of paint and surface as she investigates deeply personal histories and transfers that which is felt from hand to surface. The action of manipulating oil paint, the building up and covering of layers over time becomes a metaphor for the past. Sensory narratives are created through textured and rich surfaces with evidence of touch.
Louise Tuckwell
Red ribbon running
acrylic on particle board
160 × 32 × 32 cm
Cabinetry Jason Farrow Photograpy Oliver Lardner
Louise Tuckwell
Alpinist 2021
acrylic on particle board
160 × 32 × 32 cm
Cabinetry Jason Farrow Photograpy Oliver Lardner
Louise Tuckwell
Bunny 2021
acrylic on particle board
162 × 32 × 32 cm
Cabinetry Jason Farrow Photography Oliver Lardner