Keeping me busy the past week or so has been the Love & Desire show at Spiral Gallery in Bega. A first for this gallery on this theme, and a testament to the renewed energy and outlook of this artist run initiative in a town known more for its cheese than its culture! It is interesting to see how different artists have approached the subject, and how they have interpreted the 'brief', if indeed there was one. Without going into a polemic about what constitutes 'erotic art' (perhaps for a later post?) here are a few of the works that I thought hit the mark and had something to say. Apologies for seeming too egotistical by including my own humble offering among these...
Liam Ryan, Three Graces, 2014, Oil on canvas
Luiza Urbanik, C'mon, 2014, Acrylic on paper
Luiza Urbanik, Kiss Me, 2014, Acrylic on paper
Victoria Nelson, Love Letters 2, 2014, Mixed media
Michael Adams, Mantasy, 2014, Photography
Michael Adams, Penis, 2014, Photography
Rick Andersen, Mouth, 2014, Photomedia
Suzanne Oakman, The Old Couple, 2014, Ceramic and wire
anonymous waves, Return to Reason, 2014, video still
The exhibition runs until 20th August at
Spiral Gallery, 47 Church Street, Bega, NSW. Mon-Frid 10-4 and Sat 10-1.