An exhibition of the work of four Brisbane based artists is to be held at the National Taiwan Arts University Gallery from 26 April -5 May 2007.
Launched in Brisbane at Charcoal Interiors 13 March – 2 April.
Two Taiwanese artists were invited to participate in the Brisbane and Taiwanese exhibitions as special guests.
Project History
During August in 2005 Artist Paula Payne visited Taipei for the first time with the idea of forming connections to the Taipei Artist Village so as to facilitate a cultural exchange.
After doing so she applied for and received an Australia China council grant and in March 2006 spent eight weeks in Beijing, China and a further three weeks in Taipei, Taiwan facilitating the development of a number of projects.
One of which is an exhibition of Australian artists in Taipei, “Panorama: artists investigating the view”.
The National Taiwan Arts University has confirmed sponsorship of the Exhibition providing the venue, installation, catalogue and publicity.
The preview of the Taipei exhibition here in Brisbane will be shown at Charcoal Interiors in Doggett St Newfarm. In this exhibition /event the four Brisbane artists will exhibit their work along with the two Taiwanese artists who have been invited to participate as special guests.
Curatorial Rational
The notion of Panorama is related to photography and film and has always been associated with a reflective way of looking (panning around) at a wide 360degrees view. This has often been presented as a sublime experience engaging with nature.
“Panorama” in a contemporary sense could refer to a way of looking at the view or environment that affects the artist’s life in either a political, physical, metaphysical or philosophical way. A view represents a point of view and always involves a measure of subjective reflection. Of course this is what makes life and art interesting, all of those ‘Views’ subject to gender, religion, race, education, experience.
Taipei and Australia differ vastly in size and population yet they are both islands of a physical and metaphorical kind. Both expound a strong sense of being separate from the dominant cultures of their past. Both are redefining boundaries so as to develop new and unrestricted identities.
The works in this exhibition will express an enquiry into the notion of developing identities through history and space.
