Fiona Wright
5 Kishanpura Rd, Chawandia Village
Pushkar, Rajasthan 305022
ph: +919982032755
fiona
Gallery
2006
Part of the "Earthskins" series.
The why? of things.
A question I often ask myself-
what am I doing,
why am I doing this,
isn't there something more important I could be doing with my time?
Probably... but this is the best way I know to communicate my concerns,
understandings and hopes to the world.
I have a deep love and concern for our home : the Earth, on both her tangible and
intangible levels. Through my work I endeavour to suggest there is more than the
obvious view- something underpinning our life. Some type of bigger picture.
As I have the opportunity to travel further afield I am realising more and more our
commonalities across the globe- 'there' is only 'here' in another location. In my
work I attempt to suggest this- we have a common reason to love and look after 'here'
as it is what we all have to share.
I work from memories and impressions of places - it is the feel or mood of a place I am
most interested in depicting- colour, texture and image are only part of but not the
whole picture.
These happened very early in the year, after returning from my first trip to
India.
I was trying to find a new way of working with a more subtle use of colour- I
tried moving towards the figurative [ above left ]"Heartscapes: Jodhpur", then
tried to let the colour do the talking [ right[ "Heartscapes: Phasechange".
Then felt like I made a huge break through with "Heartscapes: Jaipur" [ below]
in the way I handled the wool and silk to create the image and surface.
India.
I was trying to find a new way of working with a more subtle use of colour- I
tried moving towards the figurative [ above left ]"Heartscapes: Jodhpur", then
tried to let the colour do the talking [ right[ "Heartscapes: Phasechange".
Then felt like I made a huge break through with "Heartscapes: Jaipur" [ below]
in the way I handled the wool and silk to create the image and surface.
From here on this wool/ silk sandwich
has been the basis of my creative work. I
can achieve a rich painterly effect that is
very satisfying.
This is the technique I share in the
workshop 'Sumptuous Surfaces'
has been the basis of my creative work. I
can achieve a rich painterly effect that is
very satisfying.
This is the technique I share in the
workshop 'Sumptuous Surfaces'
"Soulscapes: GresfordII"
some ideas catch your attention and
you have to try them again and again...
to try and grasp them
some ideas catch your attention and
you have to try them again and again...
to try and grasp them
"Soulscapes; GresfordIII"
I started to feel I was catching on- this
one received an Honourable Mention at
Quilt Nihon
The detail [ right ] gives a better
indication of the colour.
I started to feel I was catching on- this
one received an Honourable Mention at
Quilt Nihon
The detail [ right ] gives a better
indication of the colour.
"Little Meetings"
OOP's there's me! in front of "Soulscapes: Lightbodies"
130 cm X130cm
I really like this one but sold it before I even
got a chance to photograph it properly.I am
showing it because I was so happy with how
it turned out, it is a new direction to pursue
vigorously just as soon as I finish my
University work.
"Lightbodies:Floating"
this is in America with the "World Quilts
on Tour Exhibition"
I liked the above idea so much I had to
taste it again to think about it and where
it will go......
this is in America with the "World Quilts
on Tour Exhibition"
I liked the above idea so much I had to
taste it again to think about it and where
it will go......
Just a sneak preview of work for my next
exhibition "Botannica Exotica"- yet to be
mounted and framed and will be seen at
Eden Gardens Gallery [see calender].
These are all tiny little morsels [ 35X35
cm framed]
exhibition "Botannica Exotica"- yet to be
mounted and framed and will be seen at
Eden Gardens Gallery [see calender].
These are all tiny little morsels [ 35X35
cm framed]
The year started off very busy and has not
slowed down since!
"Little Meetings II"
went off to England for the exhibition
"Two by Two" co-ordinated by Dijanne
Cevaal
As did "Earthskins: Gumtree Haze"
below
slowed down since!
"Little Meetings II"
went off to England for the exhibition
"Two by Two" co-ordinated by Dijanne
Cevaal
As did "Earthskins: Gumtree Haze"
below
Detail of "Little Meetings III"
"Soulscapes: Meander"
shown Ewart Exhibition,
and at the Festival of Quilts in UK
where it received Third place in the
category "Innovative Small"
the detail shows the right colours, because of the rich hues it is sometimes
nearly impossible to get the camera to register is accurately!!
shown Ewart Exhibition,
and at the Festival of Quilts in UK
where it received Third place in the
category "Innovative Small"
the detail shows the right colours, because of the rich hues it is sometimes
nearly impossible to get the camera to register is accurately!!
Early morning starts to the day do have some
advantages- the colours and shadows of sunrise are
just wonderful
"Soulscape: Sunrise"
in the 'Across Australia' exhibition off to The
Netherlands, Libya, Egypt and Syria and Australia.
Click here for comments about the exhibition
advantages- the colours and shadows of sunrise are
just wonderful
"Soulscape: Sunrise"
in the 'Across Australia' exhibition off to The
Netherlands, Libya, Egypt and Syria and Australia.
Click here for comments about the exhibition
"Botannica Exotica"
27th October- 24th November, 2005
at Eden Gardens Gallery,
307 Lane Cove Rd,
Nth Ryde.
A very pleasing exhibition in a lovely gallery, set in a
wonderful Sculpture Garden.
The manager was impressed with the response
textiles generate and the sales[ thanks to all who
helped in that department!]
wonderful Sculpture Garden.
The manager was impressed with the response
textiles generate and the sales[ thanks to all who
helped in that department!]
I have been working hard on my Master's
project for Uni but still has time to experiment
with a few landscapes
project for Uni but still has time to experiment
with a few landscapes
This is a glimpse of my exhibition work for
University....
Below is the basis of the proposal for my Masters of Visual Arts(Textiles) exhibition
and some of the ideas I explored.
This link will take you to what I actually ended up hanging for it
subtle memories/ vivid impressions
Memories, specifically of places visited, form the focus of my work. From my travels
I carry within me a memory of places visited. This memory is an accumulation of
things seen at the location as well as impressions and feelings experienced during
the journey.
In these works I intend to examine memories and landscape; both my memories of
specific places, and also the idea that the impressions of a place can contain
imprints of memories and events of the past.
Through the use of Postcards or Snapshots we capture fleeting glimpses of our
travels to hold onto and/or to share with others.
I think the exhibition is evolving into an installation- many pieces that will add up
to something like the pages of a journal - detailing many small impressions picked
up along the way.......
What attracted me to juxtaposing these two very different places was the similarity
of experience I found in both. Through the vast stillness of outback Australia and
amid the bustle of India I found a sense of the special, the sacred in life. There
seemed to be so many similar experiences even though they were sometimes
almost the exact opposite of each other.
Lake Menindee- a silver smear of water in the distance and a sense of profound
peace and stillness.
The very busy Sikh Temple in Delhi with it's sacred Tank [pool] that also has an
aura of peace and stillness.
It is very hard working in small snatches like this for me- I keep feeling it is leading
up to a big piece but need to finish this project before I can go there...
University....
Below is the basis of the proposal for my Masters of Visual Arts(Textiles) exhibition
and some of the ideas I explored.
This link will take you to what I actually ended up hanging for it
subtle memories/ vivid impressions
Memories, specifically of places visited, form the focus of my work. From my travels
I carry within me a memory of places visited. This memory is an accumulation of
things seen at the location as well as impressions and feelings experienced during
the journey.
In these works I intend to examine memories and landscape; both my memories of
specific places, and also the idea that the impressions of a place can contain
imprints of memories and events of the past.
Through the use of Postcards or Snapshots we capture fleeting glimpses of our
travels to hold onto and/or to share with others.
I think the exhibition is evolving into an installation- many pieces that will add up
to something like the pages of a journal - detailing many small impressions picked
up along the way.......
What attracted me to juxtaposing these two very different places was the similarity
of experience I found in both. Through the vast stillness of outback Australia and
amid the bustle of India I found a sense of the special, the sacred in life. There
seemed to be so many similar experiences even though they were sometimes
almost the exact opposite of each other.
Lake Menindee- a silver smear of water in the distance and a sense of profound
peace and stillness.
The very busy Sikh Temple in Delhi with it's sacred Tank [pool] that also has an
aura of peace and stillness.
It is very hard working in small snatches like this for me- I keep feeling it is leading
up to a big piece but need to finish this project before I can go there...
'Dear Darling,....I, II and III'
Our beautiful Darling River is gasping, has
almost lost itself through drought and trying to
meet the needs of irrigation....
or so it seemed to me . It's plaintive calls could
be heard in the rustle of the leaves of the
ancient Red River Gums.
Our beautiful Darling River is gasping, has
almost lost itself through drought and trying to
meet the needs of irrigation....
or so it seemed to me . It's plaintive calls could
be heard in the rustle of the leaves of the
ancient Red River Gums.
"Mungo rising I, II and III"
The subtle colour and textural changes
on a clear but very chilly winter's
morning as the sun advances over the
horizon.
The subtle colour and textural changes
on a clear but very chilly winter's
morning as the sun advances over the
horizon.
" Jaipur- Moti Dunglhi Marg; Pearl of
the Hills Road"
What a poetic name, even the sound
of the words have a lovely rhythm to
them,like therustle of a sari and the
movement of the patterns on the
border of a lady's sari as she walks
along. All these impressions seem to
roll into one in my memory
the Hills Road"
What a poetic name, even the sound
of the words have a lovely rhythm to
them,like therustle of a sari and the
movement of the patterns on the
border of a lady's sari as she walks
along. All these impressions seem to
roll into one in my memory
"Outback"
the thing about going out west is that
the view is so much bigger than you
can see all at once- it spills out past
the edges of your sight.
the thing about going out west is that
the view is so much bigger than you
can see all at once- it spills out past
the edges of your sight.
"Leaving Mombai"
driving away from Mombai I was struck
by the roll of the Western Ghats, the
bright sparkes of life and the blanket of
the air above. Being Australian I am
not used to the air being made visible
via smog and haze.
driving away from Mombai I was struck
by the roll of the Western Ghats, the
bright sparkes of life and the blanket of
the air above. Being Australian I am
not used to the air being made visible
via smog and haze.
"Hillston: winter hopes"
Drought and what to me seemed very
marginal land and yet tucked into the
scrub were these sewn fields of hope....
amazing the care and exactness of the
lines of their sewing
Drought and what to me seemed very
marginal land and yet tucked into the
scrub were these sewn fields of hope....
amazing the care and exactness of the
lines of their sewing
"Menidee"
"Jaipur"
In the quiet of the evening out west in
Australia my eyes were drawn to the
sparkle of the Nature's night sky.
In the quiet of the evening at Tiger
Fort above the hustle and bustle of
Jaipur my eye was drawn to the
sparkle of humanity
"Jaipur"
In the quiet of the evening out west in
Australia my eyes were drawn to the
sparkle of the Nature's night sky.
In the quiet of the evening at Tiger
Fort above the hustle and bustle of
Jaipur my eye was drawn to the
sparkle of humanity
so far this is some of the bits that
jumbled onto my studio wall-in the final
installation I will have more space and
will arrange pieces so the images and
their names give a clue to the
impressions I am sharing.
jumbled onto my studio wall-in the final
installation I will have more space and
will arrange pieces so the images and
their names give a clue to the
impressions I am sharing.
2006
Indian Dreamings exhibition.
below
Temple Memories
Indian Dreamings exhibition.
below
Temple Memories
Gallery view
a series of little morsels- impressions
from Indian.
below is one before framing
Kumbhalgarh
a series of little morsels- impressions
from Indian.
below is one before framing
Kumbhalgarh
a singular / synthesis
Ewart Gallery,
26 Aug-9 Sept, 2006
33 Laurel St, Willoughby, Sydney
Some suggest that art arises from a synthesis and alchemical transformation
of all past influences experienced by the artist. Others contend it originates
as a gift of divine inspiration. Perhaps it is a singular synthesis arising from
these two origins.
This exhibition has arisen from two artists: myself and Jan Clark, our
interests in the natural world, our ongoing artistic dialogue and a journey to
India.
Ewart Gallery,
26 Aug-9 Sept, 2006
33 Laurel St, Willoughby, Sydney
Some suggest that art arises from a synthesis and alchemical transformation
of all past influences experienced by the artist. Others contend it originates
as a gift of divine inspiration. Perhaps it is a singular synthesis arising from
these two origins.
This exhibition has arisen from two artists: myself and Jan Clark, our
interests in the natural world, our ongoing artistic dialogue and a journey to
India.
left- gallery view
below- working on the idea of a
traditional Toran we each made panels
based on our personal impressions of India.
This proved to be the most interesting
collaboration as it highlighted our very
different responses to the same location.
below- working on the idea of a
traditional Toran we each made panels
based on our personal impressions of India.
This proved to be the most interesting
collaboration as it highlighted our very
different responses to the same location.
left- the beginning of my
Earthskins Series
below- Jan setting her work up
Earthskins Series
below- Jan setting her work up
2007
The work of last year in a singular/ synthesis was exciting for me, and that
coupled with the stimulation of the opportunity to travel widely during
the year lead to the body of work
Earthskins.
This was shown at the Maiden Alley Gallery in Paducah, Kentucky, USA.
10 March to 7 May, 2007, part of the exhibition then showed at the
"Magic Patch Expo" in France.
I was working from memories and impressions to create pieces about the
feeling of places I had visited.
Some pieces are already sold but others are still looking for a home-
email me if you are interested.
The work of last year in a singular/ synthesis was exciting for me, and that
coupled with the stimulation of the opportunity to travel widely during
the year lead to the body of work
Earthskins.
This was shown at the Maiden Alley Gallery in Paducah, Kentucky, USA.
10 March to 7 May, 2007, part of the exhibition then showed at the
"Magic Patch Expo" in France.
I was working from memories and impressions to create pieces about the
feeling of places I had visited.
Some pieces are already sold but others are still looking for a home-
email me if you are interested.
Above and right
Earthskins: Hawke's Nest
below, detail
Earthskins: Singapore
Earthskins: Hawke's Nest
below, detail
Earthskins: Singapore
Above Earthskins:Skiddow,
Cumbria, England
right Earthskins: Mooney
Mooney.
Cumbria, England
right Earthskins: Mooney
Mooney.
Left Earthskins: Mutawintji
Earthskins: Ayuthaya,
the Old capital, Thailand
the Old capital, Thailand
2007, later....
Leaves,
leaving- a journal
All places are leaves out of the same book- the Earth
We are all leaves from the same book- humanity
I started with the intention of recoding my travels and found I was
contemplating leaving, those things left as much as the actual places I was
visiting.
at Eden Gardens Gallery
through June, 2007
Leaves,
leaving- a journal
All places are leaves out of the same book- the Earth
We are all leaves from the same book- humanity
I started with the intention of recoding my travels and found I was
contemplating leaving, those things left as much as the actual places I was
visiting.
at Eden Gardens Gallery
through June, 2007
5 Kishanpura Rd, Chawandia Village
Pushkar, Rajasthan 305022
ph: +919982032755
fiona