“Night Drawings and Day Paintings consists of a series of focussed still life drawings and paintings investigating the tension between objects and spaces. The visual encounter of perceiving these objects and spaces is translated into shapes, tones and colours in paint or graphite. I find this activity of rendering a lived experience into a picture fulfilling. It is a process of abstraction that strangely enough results in an illusion of representation.
These paintings and drawings relate to the tradition of ‘trompe-l’œil’. Translated from French to English, ‘trompe-l’œil’ means ‘deceive the eye’. This is the name given to types of paintings or even architecture, where realistic imagery is used to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects exist in three dimensions. This is a playful visual experience that I enjoy interpreting. Whilst the use of the phrase ‘trompe-l’œil’ has fairly recent origins, the desire to create this type of illusion has ancient connections.” Stephanie Monteith, 2022
This project has been supported by the National Art School
Image above: Martin King strangerlands II, after W Strutt, Black Thursday 1851 2021 graphite, watercolour, gouache, pastel and gold leaf on …
Image above: Danielle Creenaune Epic 2021 lithography and Mokulito 107 x 177 cm Congratulations to Danielle Creenaune, Martin King and Stephanie …
Image: Stephanie Monteith, The letter – I really wanted to paint Germaine Greer, but she said ‘no’ (self portrait), oil on …
Image above: Martin King once willing, NOT NOW 2022 graphite, watercolour, pigment, gouache on drafting film and paper 108 x …
Image above: Greg Johns Transfigure 2006 Corten steel edition 5 240 x 57 x 40 cm Sculptor, Greg Johns’ work, …
Image above: Raymond Arnold To see the bones and the tombstone at once / Huon pine 2022 oil on canvas …
Image above: Ayako Saito Artemis Bow 2021 steel, painted 29 x 51 x 37 cm Congratulations to Sue Anderson, Ron …
Image above: Martin King tree of life, unsuccessful species 2021 etching, dry point, chine colle and hand colouring edition 3 168 …
Image above: The two intaglio plates Graeme has been working on for the print commission Congratulations to Graeme Peebles who …
Image above: Mary Tonkin Hot Kiss, Kalorama 2021 oil on linen 183 x 214 cm Congratulations to Mary Tonkin who …
Above Image: Peter Wegner (right) pictured with subject Sylvia Drager (centre) at Benalla Art Gallery 2022 Peter Wegner continues …
Image above: Mechanic 2021 mohair tapestry in collaboration with Marguerite Stephens edition 1/6 261 x 281 cm We are delighted to …
Image above: Wayne Viney Little Horn, Cradle Mountain 2021 monotype unique 17.5 x 27.5 cm Wayne Viney Landscapes Tasmania 2- …