Sunday, October 3, 2021

THE TANKS ART SCENE , CAIRNS

Annual  display  of   works  by   young  artists  of   the   region  tackled   some   major   issues  .

Death and decay turns into  objects of  beauty  and meaning  in  work made from  cattle skulls , acrylic paint and  wood   by  Tamila  Neade  . Can you see  the  relationship  between camp fires, honey  ants and song lines? There is reference  to  cattle in  the  Northern Territory introduced by  white  graziers 


Fine Line , above , a  relief  sculpture  used  ultrasound  scans , nails and string  on  wood  ,  by  Claire Shead  , explored   the   internal  workings  of   a  person  with  obsessive   compulsion   disorder .

Emma-Lee Boniface  used  armature wire to produce this gallery of surreal gender  figures.