Al Stark The Nature of Things

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1 Al Stark The Nature of Things December Currently based in Melbourne, Al Stark maintains a comprehensive studio and commission based arts practice that incorporates a diverse range of mediums including drawing, painting, installation, printmaking and sculpture. After extensive period of large-scale wall painting commissions The Nature of Things is a continuum of the painting process, refined and brought into a gallery context. This series of work continues an investigation into colour and form through the contemplation of the metaphysical human experience and it s tentative relationship to a declining natural environment. How do scenes of giant ice slides caused by environmental degradation manifest in our collective dreams? What do the demands and trajectories of our everyday lives, lived within the shadows of ecocide feel like? These works attempt some kind of reckoning through meditative visual narratives that entice contemplation through the dualities of beauty and anxiety, the hyper and benign. They seek to find our spiritual relationship to a disappearing natural world. A world increasingly recalled through memory and anxiety filtered nostalgia. This work aims foremost to inspire a sense of wonder and beauty, followed by a continued dialogue on our collective spirit. It exists in service to nature both internal and to the natural environment that sustains us.

2 Crawl inside Me acrylic on ply 60 x 43 cm $2,400 2

3 Despite Everything Acrylic on stretched linen 41 x 31 cm $1,200 3

4 Storms Acrylic on stretched linen 41 x 31 cm $1,200 4

5 Inertia Acrylic on stretched linen 41 x 31 cm $1,200 5

6 Death will be ok acrylic on stretched linen 41 x 31 cm $1,200 6

7 future city small acrylic on stretched linen 40 x 30.5 cm $1,200 7

8 At night acrylic on stretched linen 40 x 30.5 cm $1,200 8

9 Mask acrylic on stretched linen 40 x 30.5 cm $1,200 9

10 Psychic landscape Spray paint, acrylic on stretched linen 40.5 x 30.5 cm $1,200 10

11 Filtered landscape Acrylic on stretched linen 40.5 x 30.5 cm 1,200 11

12 Floating Rocks Spay paint, acrylic on stretched linen 41 x 31 cm $1,200 12

13 Collective Anxiety Acrylic on paper (framed) 29 x 20 cm $800 13

14 god is benign acrylic on paper (framed) 29 x 20 cm $800 14

15 future city acrylic on stretched linen 106 x 80.5 cm $5,300 15

16 lying in water acrylic on stretched linen 106 x 80.5 cm $5,300 16

17 everything is nature acrylic on stretched linen 106 x 80.5 cm $5,300 17

18 Nature doesnt exist without me in it Spray paint, acrylic on stretched linen 210 x 140 cm $6,800 18

19 Benign universe acrylic, spray paint on stretched linen 210 x 140 cm $6,800 19

20 The Nature of Things acrylic, spray paint on stretched linen 320 x 210cm $8,400 20

21 Accountable acrylic, on mount board, framed 10 x 30 cm $500 21

22 Nature acrylic, spray paint on mount board, framed 34 x 24 cm $500 22

23 Al Stark The Nature of Things December 1. Crawl inside Me,, acrylic on ply, 60 x 43 cm, $2, Despite Everything,, acrylic on stretched linen, 41 x 31 cm, $1, Storms,, Acrylic on stretched linen, 41 x 31cm, $1, Inertia,, Acrylic on stretched linen, 41 x 31 cm, $1, Death will be ok,, acrylic on stretched linen, 41 x 31 cm $1, future city small,, acrylic on stretched linen, 40 x 30.5 cm, $1, At night,, acrylic on stretched linen, 40 x 30.5 cm, $1, Mask,, acrylic on stretched linen, 40 x 30.5 cm, $1, Psychic landscape,, spray paint, acrylic on stretched linen, 40.5 x 30.5 cm, $1, filtered landscape,, acrylic on stretched linen, 40.5 x 30.5 cm, $1,200 11, floating Rocks,, spay paint, acrylic on stretched linen, 41 x 31 cm, $1, collective Anxiety,, acrylic on paper (framed), 29 x 20 cm $ god is benign,, acrylic on paper (framed), 29 x 20 cm, $ future city,, acrylic on stretched linen, 106 x 80.5 cm, $5, lying in water,, acrylic on stretched linen, 106 x 80.5 cm, $5, everything is nature,, acrylic on stretched linen, 106 x 80.5 cm, $5, Nature doesnt exist without me in it,, spray paint, acrylic on stretched linen, 210 x 140 cm, $6, Benign universe,, acrylic, spray paint on stretched linen, 210 x 140 cm, $6, The Nature of Things,, acrylic, spray paint on stretched linen, 210 x 320cm, $8, Accountable,, acrylic on mount board, 10 x 30 cm, $500, framed 21. Nature,, acrylic and spray paint on mount board, 34 x 24 cm, $500, framed 7 James Street, Windsor, Victoria Australia 3181 T: E: andy@marsgallery.com.au

24 Al Stark CV Education BA Fine Art, Victoria College of the Arts Melbourne Australia Diploma in Screen Print Design, RMIT University Melbourne Australia Selected Residencies July 2010 The Watermill Center Long Island, NY August-September 2009 All Over Gallery Lyon, France July-August 2009 The Watermill Center Long Island, NY Selected Collections Hotel Hotel- New Acton precinct Canberra City of Whittlesea cultural collection Robert Wilson Collection NY National Gallery of Australia Green Wood Gallery collection Selected Commissions May Eden missed commission wall painting curated by Nicolette Vaszolyi for Melbourne City Council Corramandel lane, Melbourne C.B.D March God is in The Water Commission wall painting Curated by Andy Dinan, for Sheraton Hotel Docklands. Docklands, Melbourne Aus. May 2016 Thinking of the Earth, Commission wall painting Curated by Micheal Wade, Marco Mano for Moreland City, Council. Russel st Coburg, Melbourne Aus. August 2015 Holy Mountains, Private Commission, wall painting Curated by Kerrie Theobald White works building 125 Oxford St, Collingwood, Melbourne, Aus May 2015 Trepid Evolution, Public Comission, wall painting Curated by Gary Soloman Collaboration with Nelio Cnr Nicholson and Blyth St Brunswick East, Melbourne,VIC June 2014 Hotel Hotel- Mosaic Room, Commissioned wall painting Curated by Nectar Efkarpidis New Acton precinct hotel hotel, Canberra, A.C.T August 2013 Private commission wall painting Dr George Georgiou Surrey Hills Sydney Australia May 2013 Laneways Mural Curated by Ella Wright, Monash city council Clayton, Melbourne Australian January 2013 Space Invaders, National Gallery Australia Curated by Vanessa Gerrins, R.M.I.T, Melbourne VIC August 2015 Inherent Failure Curated by Andy Dian, Mars Gallery Windsor Victoria November 2014 You, Me God Curated by Malcom and Julie King Kings Studio, Maclean N.S.W September 2009 Future City Eaters Curated by Nelio All Over Gallery, Lyon, France April James Street, Windsor, Victoria Australia 3181 T: E: andy@marsgallery.com.au

25 Text Me Curated by David McDonald Rise and Fall Gallery, Melbourne Australia October2007 No-fi Hyper Consumption Curated by Tristan Jallah Selected Group Exhibitions December 2013 A Study of eyes Backwoods Gallery Melbourne Australia Curated by Alexander Mitchell June 2013 Eppicentric Public art project, Epping, Melbourne Australia Curated by Sandy Caldow, City of Whittlesea April 2013 Heat Backwoods Gallery, Melbourne Australia Curated by Fred Fowler& Tom Civil April 2013 Sculpture at Scenic World Scenic world rainforest, Blue Mountains Australia Curated by Lizzie Marshall April 2011 Space Invaders University of Queensland Art Museum Curated by Jaklyn Babington April 2011 The Super Heroes Edwina Corlette Gallery Curated by Edwina Corlette July 2010 Fun House, Paradiso The Watermill Center, Long Island N.Y Curated by Robert Wilson April 2010 Constellations RMIT Gallery Melbourne Curated by Vanessa Gerrans October 2009 Eat The Rich Robert Wilson Gallery, Brooklyn NY Curated by Adi Nachman July 2009 Inferno The Watermill Center, Long Island NY Curated by Robert Wilson February Curated by David Haggar Dickerson Gallery, Melbourne Australia December 2008 Drawing Machine 2 Curated by Ghost patrol & Miso Green Wood Gallery, South Melbourne Australia November 2008 No Comply Australasia Curated by Alex Mitchell November 2008 Sine deo Brunswick Bound Gallery, Melbourne Australia Curated by Arlene Texta Queen August 2008 No Vacancy Print Collection No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne Australia Curated by Andrew Chew July 2008 Exquisite Corpse Curated by Michael Fikaris Brunswick Bound Gallery, Melbourne Australia June 2008 Northern Exposure High Street Northcote Melbourne Australia Curated by Sandy Cadlow May James Street, Windsor, Victoria Australia 3181 T: E: andy@marsgallery.com.au

Drawing Machine Curated by Ghost patrol & Miso Green Wood Gallery, South Melbourne Australia April 2008 Spirit Animal Curated by Pip Carrol Ambiguous Horse Studios, Northcote Melbourne Australia

26 Drawing Machine Curated by Ghost patrol & Miso Green Wood Gallery, South Melbourne Australia April 2008 Spirit Animal Curated by Pip Carrol Ambiguous Horse Studios, Northcote Melbourne Australia December 2007 New Breed II Curated by David Haggar Dickerson Gallery, Melbourne Australia December 2007 Salon Sideways Curated by Andrew Mac Until Never Gallery, Melbourne Australia November 2007 Tarot Don t Come Gallery Melbourne CBD Australia September 2007 The Bird Show Curated by Tilly Morris Mars Gallery South Melbourne Australia 7 James Street, Windsor, Victoria Australia 3181 T: E: andy@marsgallery.com.au

FRED WILLIAMS Silver and grey FRED WILLIAMS

FRED WILLIAMS Silver and grey FRED WILLIAMS Silver and grey Fred Williams was born in Melbourne in 1927 and is regarded as one of Australia s finest landscape painters and printmakers. Williams began studying at the National Gallery Art School in