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ART // Miranda Skoczek at Iain Dawson Gallery

Using traditional folk iconography and remixing it for the 21st century, Melbourne-based painter, Miranda Skoczek’s works invite the viewer to witness the birth of new meanings and relationships, encouraging us to “imagine how fantastical spaces materialize,” as we engage with each piece.

Tears of Joy, 2012 // mixed media on arches, paper, perspex frame 
(49 x 36cm)

Skoczek’s confident use of colour blends seamlessly with totem animals, melding imagery of both real and fictional animals. The current body of work features smaller works on paper that are Perspex framed; and larger, equally as striking oil and acrylic, and enamel paintings on canvas.

Bear Mountain, 2012 -
Enamel on Canvas 
(168 x 137cm)

Rapidly gaining popularity among contemporary art collectors, Miranda has previously exhibited in Melbourne and Brisbane, and next week presents her first exhibition for Sydney audiences at Iain Dawson Gallery, with the show open from April 10^th to the 24th 2012.

The Purple Nest, 2012 
 - Oil and Acrylic on Canvas 
(152.5 x 137cm)

Opening night- Thursday12th April, 6-8pm.

Visit the online store- iaindawsongallery.bigcartel.coma

For more info head to- mirandaskoczek.com // iaindawson.com

by Anne-Maree Sargeant  // The Snap Assembly blog // AMS-info

ART Paul Davies at Tim Olsen Gallery

Paul Davies paintings reveal a passion for modernist architecture, with the geometry of the houses he paints juxtaposed by the surrounding landscape. Working from photographs, then using stencils and paint, the paintings blur the lines between abstraction and realism.

At just 32 years old, Davies’ international profile is rising after showing in Los Angeles and London, prior to a solo exhibition at The Cat Street Gallery during the Hong Kong International Art Fair. Representing Davies, gallery owner Tim Olsen describes his practice as ‘a cross between Melbournian Howard Arkley and a technical drawing textbook (on acid).’ Olsen recently put a toe in the Melbourne market, the solo show of Davies work sold out entirely prior to the opening.

Visit Paul Davies new exhibition at Sydney’s Tim Olsen Gallery until March 11, 2012, the exhibition part of Art Month Sydney.

timolsengallery.com // pauldavies.com.au // artmonthsydney.com.au

by Anne-Maree Sargeant 

The Snap Assembly blog // AMS-info