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.
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Louise Gresswell
Untitled (yellow) 2022
oil on board
33.5 × 27 cm
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Louise Gresswell
Untitled (green) 2022
oil on board
34.5 × 28 cm
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Louise Gresswell
Untitled (aqua) 2022
oil on board
35 × 27 cm
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Louise Gresswell
Untitled (teal) 2021
oil on board
34.5 × 27 cm
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Louise Gresswell
Untitled (red with pink) 2021
oil on board
35 × 29 cm
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Louise Gresswell
Untitled (pink) 2021
oil on board
34 × 26.5 cm
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Louise Gresswell
Untitled (green with cutouts) 2021
oil on board
35 × 27 cm
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Louise Gresswell
Untitled (yellow) 2021
oil on board
34 × 26 cm
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Louise Gresswell
Untitled (grey) 2021
oil on board
35 × 27 cm
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Louise Gresswell
Untitled (mint green) 2021
Oil on board
36 × 27 cm
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Louise Gresswell
Untitled (pink) 2021
Oil on board
35 × 28 cm
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Louise Gresswell
Untitled (blue) 2021
oil on board
34 × 28 cm
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Louise Gresswell
Untitled (red) 2021
oil on board
34 × 26 cm
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Louise Gresswell
Untitled (bright yellow) 2020
oil on board
35 × 27 cm
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Louise Gresswell
Untitled (gunmetal grey) 2020
oil on board
37 × 29 cm
Louise Tuckwell
Red ribbon running
acrylic on particle board
160 × 32 × 32 cm
Cabinetry Jason Farrow Photograpy Oliver Lardner
Louise Tuckwell
diagonal cuts 2021
acrylic on panel
40 × 40 cm
Louise Tuckwell
We are what we walk between 2021
acrylic on panel
50 × 50 cm
Louise Tuckwell
Asteroid 57901 2021
acrylic on panel
50 × 50 cm
Louise Tuckwell
Here, open your mouth 2021
acrylic on panel
50 × 50 cm
Louise Tuckwell
Amplify 2021
acrylic on board
40 × 80 cm
Louise Tuckwell
This is not a mirror image 2021
acrylic on panel
43 × 82.5 cm
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
Louise Tuckwell
Arrangement 2020
acrylic on panel
20 × 120 cm
Louise Tuckwell
Symbiotic parallelism I 2020
acrylic on panel
30 × 80 cm
Louise Tuckwell
the ever ripe world 2020
acrylic on panel
160 × 10 cm
Louise Tuckwell
sightless listener 2020
acrylic on panel
70 × 40 cm
Louise Tuckwell
Symbiotic parallelism II 2020
acrylic on panel
30 × 80 cm
Louise Tuckwell
the trek towards food and water 2022
acrylic on panel
60 × 60 cm
Louise Tuckwell
yeah, dripping like honey balls 2022
acrylic on panel
40 × 40 cm
Louise Tuckwell
Dissipative Structures 2022
acrylic on panel
80 × 40 cm
Louise Tuckwell
Hiding the tears in my eyes 2022
acrylic on panel
60 × 30 cm
Grace Wright
Grand Melodies For a New Imagination / Miracles Have Happened 2022
Acrylic on linen
185 × 135 cm
Grace Wright
Vision Of High Winter 2022
Acrylic on linen
185 × 135 cm
Grace Wright
Sound Of The Tide In The Evening 2022
Acrylic on linen
185 × 135 cm
Grace Wright
The Effects Of A Full Moon / Space At Dawn 2022
Acrylic on linen
185 × 135 cm
Grace Wright
Adjusting to an Image of Certainty 2022
Acrylic on linen
185 × 135 cm
