October 2 - 26th see list of works Fox Galleries Melbourne
Wilding celebrates nature’s resilience and tenacity; her ability to reclaim territory and restore herself ensuring existence long after humans are gone.
Ayutthaya offering A 2025 Multi Plate work on paper 79 x 52 cm
Darvall’s perspective highlights the power of nature - evident in her multi-plate prints depicting Thailand Buddhist stupas decaying into the wilderness, and the oil paintings of an Australian grass tree elegantly sprouting on a roadside: see Blades of Grass B,C 2025 and Wastelands to Wilderness, D 2025. Here contemporary art exposes ecological crises of our own making but also their ultimate resolution by the forces of nature.
Jo’s work articulates her sensory encounters with bushland and the ocean, arising from her frequent walks in nearby forests and coastal areas, during which she draws, paints, and listens. Her work enlivens connections natural spaces, combining these elements to express the free interplay between abstraction and figuration. Currently her artistic gaze combats human interference,industrial agriculture, and urbanization; see Braided Paths 2025 etching on steel and watercolourmonoprint looks at long worn paths across and into the landsape studded by unruly weeds gnawed to the roots by hungry cockatoos.
Braided Paths 2025 etching on steel and watercolour monoprint 78 x 1150 cm
Wasteland to Wilderness D (2025)
Oil on canvas, 120cm by 108cm
Wilding B (2025)
Oil on board, 30cm by 30cm
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