BETWEEN APPEARANCES: THE ART OF LOUISE WEAVER
15 November 2019 – 9 February 2020Featuring fantastical creatures, iridescent other worlds, uncanny objects and unsettling organic forms Between appearances: the art of Louise Weaver explored the multidisciplinary practice of one of Australia’s most significant contemporary artists.
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Absorbed in particular by the dynamics and fragility of the natural world and environmental concerns, Weaver has a fascination with cycles of growth, metamorphosis and the intricacies of camouflage. Her work plays with these concepts and extends them into ideas surrounding artificiality and transformation, social themes and feminism, underpinned by the enduring power of mythology, make-believe and memory.
Gallery
Installation view, Between Appearances: the art of Louise Weaver, Buxton Contemporary, The University of Melbourne 2019, Courtesy of the artist, photography Christian Capurro
Installation view, Between Appearances: the art of Louise Weaver, Buxton Contemporary, The University of Melbourne 2019, Courtesy of the artist, photography Christian Capurro
Installation view, Between Appearances: the art of Louise Weaver, Buxton Contemporary, The University of Melbourne 2019, Courtesy of the artist, photography Christian Capurro
Installation view, Between Appearances: the art of Louise Weaver, Buxton Contemporary, The University of Melbourne 2019, Courtesy of the artist, photography Christian Capurro
Installation view, Between Appearances: the art of Louise Weaver, Buxton Contemporary, The University of Melbourne 2019, Courtesy of the artist, photography Christian Capurro
Installation view, Between Appearances: the art of Louise Weaver, with (left to right) The skins of dreams (Narcissus) 2019, Nature Study (Butterfly) 2019, Buxton Contemporary, The University of Melbourne 2019, Courtesy of the artist and Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney, photography Christian Capurro
Louise Weaver,No small wonder, 2005, (detail), Courtesy of the artist and Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney, photography Christian Capurro1
Louise Weaver, From the House of Fabius Rufus, 2008, Private Collection, Melbourne, photography Mark Ashkanasy
Installation view, Between Appearances: the art of Louise Weaver, Buxton Contemporary, The University of Melbourne 2019, Courtesy the artist, photography Mark Ashkanasy
Exhibition Catalogue
Between appearances: the art of Louise Weaver features several major artworks from the Buxton Contemporary collection, shown at Buxton Contemporary for the first time, alongside over 100 additional works loaned from public and private collections across Australia.
The exhibition catalogue contains words from Melissa Keys and foreward by Ryan Johnston.
ACCESS
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SUPPORTERS
Louise Weaver’s new work has been developed with the generous support of the Australia Council. The artist is represented by Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney.
Image credit: Louise Weaver, Taking a Chance on Love 2003 (detail), The University of Melbourne Art Collection Michael Buxton Collection Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Michael and Janet Buxton 2018