Gallery 9 is delighted to present Michelle Hanlin’s new exhibition of paintings, The Soft Rock Scene.
A coy reference to the 60’s and 70’s musical genre that smoothed out hard rock’s rough edges, Hanlin’s paintings depict anthropomorphic forms stacked and slumped within thehard-edge frame of each painting. Hanlin finds creative inspiration in sculptural traditionsof bas relief, molds, casts and assemblages as well as old printing processes. A singlelight source and the play of shadow within a restricted colour palette, gives form to these objects and they appear illuminated as if on a stage. Abstracted and simplified, the objects become emblematic. Hanlin’s visions are the embryonic seeds of ideas, realisedas amorphous forms, presented starkly nonetheless.
 on canvas, 1220 × 1218 cm.jpg)
Michelle Hanlin
Mirror Stage 2019
vinyl paint (flashè) on canvas
122 × 122 cm
 on canvas, 1015 × 1015 cm.jpg)
Michelle Hanlin
Upholding the Picturesque Pile 2019
vinyl paint (flashè) on canvas
101.5 × 101.5 cm
 on canvas, 1215 × 915 cm.jpg)
Michelle Hanlin
Sculptural Propositions 2019
vinyl paint (flashè) on canvas
121.5 × 91.5 cm
 on canvas, 560 × 710 cm.jpg)
Michelle Hanlin
Rock Hair Chair 2019
vinyl paint (flashè) on canvas
56 × 71 cm
 on canvas, 38 × 38.5 cm.jpg)
Michelle Hanlin
Stacked 2019
vinyl paint (flashè) on canvas
38 × 38.5 cm
 on canvas, 890 × 610 cm.jpg)
Michelle Hanlin
Foundation 2018
vinyl paint (flashè) on canvas
89 × 61 cm
 on canvas, 610 × 610 cm.jpg)
Michelle Hanlin
Act 2018
vinyl paint (flashè) on canvas
61 × 61 cm
 on canvas, 660 × 510 cm.jpg)
Michelle Hanlin
Man Mountain 2019
vinyl paint (flashè) on canvas
66 × 51 cm
 on canvas, 515 × 660 cm.jpg)
Michelle Hanlin
Sculptural Display 2018
vinyl paint (flashè) on canvas
51.5 × 66 cm
