Country & Western
landscape re-imagined 1988 – 2013
9 January – 6 March 2016
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Country & Western: landscape re-imagined is a comprehensive landscape exhibition that aims to bring into focus the contrasting insights and cultural imperatives, both Indigenous (country) and non-Indigenous (western), that have given shape and substance to our evolving attitudes and perceptions of the national landscape over the past 25 years.
In the post bi-centennial landscape, artists have referenced the past, the future and the ever present, to identify and give a sense of place to the space they occupy. The experience can be grounded in the physical reality of a site, along with its deep, often-elusive spiritual associations. Yet, the idea of the bush as hostile and bewildering lingers on.
A Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Touring exhibition. Curated by Gavin Wilson
Country & Western: landscape re-imagined forms part of Gallery Services’ National Touring Program, supported by Glencore. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
Image: EUAN MACLEOD Present 2008, oil and synthetic polymer, paint on canvas, 124 x 100 cm. Purchased by the Tweed Regional Gallery Foundation with the assistance of Ashby Utting, 2008.
