Blackstone Gallery: Art-Science Exhibition
Event Description
Venue
Blackstone Gallery will be showcasing the artworks from an array of University of Newcastle alumni, PHD students, staff, and affiliates. Presenting a blend of contemporary and traditional forms, the exhibition addresses the symbiotic relationship between science, technology, and the creative arts. It will feature work spanning kinetic sculpture, data visualization, natural history illustration and other fine art perspectives drawn from the recent impact of technology and automation.
Chosen by student curator Giverny Burke through consultation with Chromatic Director Kristefan Minski, the exhibition includes works by artists Andrew Styan, Warwick Heywood, Helena Bezzina, Merillia Lyra, Giselle Penn, Louise Magrics and more to be announced shortly.
Blackstone Gallery.
470 Hunter St, Newcastle NSW 2300
Exhibition open
1st - 5th November
Opening Night
Friday 3rd November
6 pm - 8 pm
Time and Date
The recent phenomena of Zoom inspired my work during the ongoing COVID pandemic. Over the past two years, I spent over 5 hours a day with work, social and community meetings on Zoom; the result is a large series of Zoom-based drawings. This is an experience I have chosen to explore in this artwork; Zoom Gardens.
Zoom Garden - Helena Bezzina
It is often said that “everything is connected” but this is sometimes difficult to imagine. You Are Here is an interactive exploratory mapping platform for making visible the invisible connections between the planetary and social systems that we are all part of and uses our lived experience to show how we are part of those systems.
You Are Here - Andrew Styan
BLACKSTONE ARTISTS
More coming soon...
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