NEIL ERNEST TOMKINS - WEST HOOKER CREEK AGAIN
NEIL ERNEST TOMKINS
WEST HOOKER CREEK AGAIN, 2023
90 x 120 cm
acrylic on linen
REGION
Sydney, NSW
PROVENANCE
Artist's Studio, NSW
Cooee Art Leven, Sydney NSW
STORY
Alongside [Neil Tomkins' and Kitty Napanangka Simon'] distinctively bold and unapologetic use of colour, a major shared theme is the artists’ process of layering perception and memory, expressing their view of landscape as an act of recognition and blending.
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In the crafting of his work, Tomkins uses memory in a similar way, folding it into the fabric of his works and creating a truer image of the artist’s perceived reality. A majority of works in this exhibition spawn from photo composites, fractured and instinctively arranged before being sewn together by brushstroke.
EXHIBITED
country x Country, July 2023, Cooee Art Leven, 17 Thurlow Street Redfern
ARTIST PROFILE
