Going Places

With very different painterly approaches, van Gils and Collins explore the importance of nurturing a sense of place beyond the consuming busyness of ‘living’. Although painters first and foremost, both source imagery through photography. Those fleeting moments of an ordinary day are freeze-framed and then visually interpreted through the medium of paint back in the studio. In Collins’ case, inspiration came during the wintery evenings he spent watching his son’s soccer training at a local park. Much further from home territory, van Gils’ works present a record of one road trip along Queensland’s Bruce Highway.

Multi-layered in its associations, the show’s title infers more than family outings or long car journeys. Going Places encompasses the artists’ childhood aspirations and subsequent recognition and career achievements. Certainly, both Amanda van Gils and Simon Collins have already received considerable attention with the inclusion of works into some of the nation’s most prestigious art prizes, as well as international showings of their paintings…......
JACQUELINE HOUGHTON

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