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Andrew Leslie: Real 2005
June 2005Annandale Galleries
» View Andrew Leslie: Real 2005 exhibition
Opening Wednesday 22nd June 6:30 - 9:00 pm
Exhibition dates: June 22nd - 23rd July 2005
The work of Andrew Leslie looks like painting, is technically sculpture and feels like architecture. The common denominator in all three mediums is space.
The work is done on painted aluminium slats which sit off the support and reflect colour and sometimes text onto the wall behind. His true medium is the articulation of architectural space and he weaves in and out of the various mediums in the eye of the viewer to achieve his ends. The exhibition promises to completely transform the large space at Annandale Galleries
The ?paintings? can be fitted to go on curved surfaces, incorporate existing features of the space - even go around corners. An Andrew Leslie work is unique and immediately recognisable as his own style, whether it is a large outdoor corporate or private commission, a work executed specifically for a public gallery or a private home - whether large or easel size.
The strength of the work lies not only in its flexibility but in how it works for the viewer. Due to the use of reflected colour, the effects on the eye change dramatically with either a shift of light or the angle at which they are viewed. The works are seen with time as an ally, not only in the usual sense of standing before a painting and seeing more in it with the passing of time, but literally in time as one moves around a work. The contrasts are extraordinary, reminding me of the view for example of dirt roads I have seen in the outback. Matt brown from one direction and bright pink from the other.
This marks Andrew Leslie?s second exhibition and first solo show at Annandale Galleries. Born in Australia in 1956, he moved to Sydney from Perth where he has had a dozen solo exhibitions since 1992. One of Perth?s most respected artists, he was for many years at the forefront of the artistic milieu in Perth. Public collections include the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery WA, Artbank, Holmes a Court Collection and museums in Malaysia and Italy.
» View Andrew Leslie: Real 2005 exhibition
Opening Wednesday 22nd June 6:30 - 9:00 pm
Exhibition dates: June 22nd - 23rd July 2005
The work of Andrew Leslie looks like painting, is technically sculpture and feels like architecture. The common denominator in all three mediums is space.
The work is done on painted aluminium slats which sit off the support and reflect colour and sometimes text onto the wall behind. His true medium is the articulation of architectural space and he weaves in and out of the various mediums in the eye of the viewer to achieve his ends. The exhibition promises to completely transform the large space at Annandale Galleries
The ?paintings? can be fitted to go on curved surfaces, incorporate existing features of the space - even go around corners. An Andrew Leslie work is unique and immediately recognisable as his own style, whether it is a large outdoor corporate or private commission, a work executed specifically for a public gallery or a private home - whether large or easel size.
The strength of the work lies not only in its flexibility but in how it works for the viewer. Due to the use of reflected colour, the effects on the eye change dramatically with either a shift of light or the angle at which they are viewed. The works are seen with time as an ally, not only in the usual sense of standing before a painting and seeing more in it with the passing of time, but literally in time as one moves around a work. The contrasts are extraordinary, reminding me of the view for example of dirt roads I have seen in the outback. Matt brown from one direction and bright pink from the other.
This marks Andrew Leslie?s second exhibition and first solo show at Annandale Galleries. Born in Australia in 1956, he moved to Sydney from Perth where he has had a dozen solo exhibitions since 1992. One of Perth?s most respected artists, he was for many years at the forefront of the artistic milieu in Perth. Public collections include the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery WA, Artbank, Holmes a Court Collection and museums in Malaysia and Italy.