Melbourne, 14 Nov 2023 — 2 Dec 2023

28 Derby Street [PO Box 1183], Collingwood 3066

Ledger of the Lost
- Martin King

Ledger of the Lost presents a new series of works by Martin King, which highlight the artist’s deft technical skills working across a range of media and techniques. Drawn from observation and modified by imagination, King’s intricate works convey poignant messages about mortality, death, beauty, and the fragility and destruction of nature, with sensitivity and depth.
‘The natural world has long formed a point of departure for Martin King’s art. Visual material from an array of different historical and contemporary sources is skilfully wrought together to create poignant meditations on environmental loss, and its looming implications for humanity. This discourse speaks to notions of interconnection – the fragile connections that bind ecosystems together and the catastrophic results when such vital connections break down, to which the human species is in no way immune.
Diaries, artists’ books, sketch books, notebooks, illuminated manuscripts, old novels – books in their many forms provide pivotal physical and symbolic material for these artworks. King’s works are sensitively drawn and meticulously observed. Yet alongside a sense of veracity to nature, each is composed to allow enough space between the layers for imagination to take flight. Heavy themes are executed with a poetic touch to form a beautiful lament for both the living and the lost.’– excerpts from catalogue essay ‘diary of lost souls’ by Marguerite Brown, MAArtCur, 2023
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Deborah Williams, Martin King and Phillip Edwards – finalists in Pro Hart Outback Art Prize

Image above: Deborah Williams The air smells different 2023 aquatint intalgio 53×39.5cm Congratulations to Deborah Williams, Martin King and Phillip …

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Congratulations Martin King – Finalist in The Alice Prize

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Collection in focus: Golburn Regional Gallery

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Jenny Rodgerson & Peter Wegner – Finalists in The Lester Prize 2024

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Holly Grace & Sarah Tomasetti – Finalists in the 2024 Fleurieu Biennale Art Prize

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