Saturday, March 16, 2024

ATASDA's 'A Touch of Gold’ 50th Anniversary Exhibition
Part III
‘Graffiti Garden’
ArtCloth

Marie-Therese Wisniowski

Preamble
My artwork has appeared in a number of exhibitions which has been featured on this blog spot. For your convenience I have listed these posts below.
ArtCloth: Engaging New Visions (Marie-Therese Wisniowski - Curator's Talk)
Sequestration of CO2 (Engaging New Visions) M-T. Wisniowski
Codes – Lost Voices (ArtCloth Installation) M-T. Wisniowski
Unleashed: The Rise of Australian Street Art (Art Exhibition) Various Artists
Merge and Flow (SDA Members Exhibition) M-T. Wisniowski
The Journey (Megalo Studio) M-T. Wisniowski
Another Brick (Post Graffiti ArtCloth Installation) M-T. Wisniowski
ArtCloth Swap & Exhibition
My Fifteen Year Contribution to the '9 x 5' Exhibition
When Rainforests Ruled (Purple Noon Art & Sculpture Gallery) M-T. Wisniowski
When Rainforests Glowed (Eden Gardens Gallery) M-T. Wisniowski
My Southern Land (Galerie 't Haentje te Paart, Netherlands) M-T. Wisniowski
The Last Exhibition @ Galerie ’t Haentje the Paart
Mark Making on Urban Walls @ Palm House (Post Graffiti Art Work)
Fleeting - My ArtCloth Work Exhibited @ Art Systems Wickham Art Gallery
Timelines: An Environmental Journey
My Contribution to Lake Macquarie's Water Exhibition
The Effects of Global Warming - ArtCloth Exhibition@Rathmines Heritage Centre’s Boiler Room
ATASDA's ‘A Touch of Gold’ 50th Anniversary Exhibition - Part I
ATASDA’s ‘A Touch of Gold’ 50th Anniversary Exhibition - Part II
ATASDA's 'A Touch of Gold’ 50th Anniversary Exhibition - Part III


Introduction
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Australian Textile Arts & Surface Design Association (ATASDA), the exhibition, ‘A Touch of Gold’, explores artist's concepts of the theme. Intriguing use of fibre and mixed media define this contemporary display of expressive textile wall hangings, 3D objects and wearable art which all reveal a physical 'touch of gold'. Working with diverse art practices, techniques and materials, sixty ATASDA members have created a rich tapestry of textile artworks employing fibre, weaving, felting, dyeing, printing, traditional and contemporary embroidery, and stitch techniques. Some historic pieces by renowned Australian textile art practitioners are included in this celebratory exhibition.

My Contribution and Artist Statement for ‘Graffiti Garden’
My ArtCloth, ‘Graffiti Garden’, is a tribute to female graffiti artists - NeSpoon, Lady Pink, Ouizi, Mona Caron, Natalia Rak, and OG Millie - who utilize media such as stencils, spray paints, and wheat paste to create bold and powerful commentary employing flower patterns and lace motifs to symbolize the connection between people and cultures. Flora in gold and copper-gold hues encapsulate the concepts of growth, renewal, fragility and resilience.

Exhibition Dates and Venue
(i) Incinerator Art Space, Willoughby, Sydney, NSW 17th April to 5th May 2024.(ATASDA gratefully acknowledges Willoughby City Council for the provision of Incinerator Art Space); (ii) Whitehorse Artspace Gallery, Box Hill, Victoria 30th November to 21st December 2024.

My Contribution to ATASDA's ‘A Touch of Gold’ 50th Anniversary Exhibition - Part III
‘Graffiti Garden’


‘Graffiti Garden’ (Full view)
Title: ‘Graffiti Garden’ (Full View).
Materials and Techniques: Silkscreened, stencilled, mono-printed and hand-painted employing glazes, transparent, opaque, and metallic pigments on cotton.
Size: 71 cm high x 35 cm wide.
Year: 2024.
Edition: 1/1.

Graffiti Garden’ (Detail View 1)
‘Graffiti Garden’ (Detail View 1).

Graffiti Garden’ (Detail View 2)
‘Graffiti Garden’ (Detail View 2).

Detailed View 3
‘Graffiti Garden’ (Detail View 3).

Detailed View 5
‘Graffiti Garden’ (Detail View 4).

Graffiti Garden (Detail View 6)
‘Graffiti Garden’ (Detail View 5).

Graffiti Garden (Detail View 7)
‘Graffiti Garden’ (Detail View 6).

Graffiti Garden (Detail View 8)
‘Graffiti Garden’ (Detail View 7).

Graffiti Garden (Detail View 9)
‘Graffiti Garden’ (Detail View 8).

‘Graffiti Garden’ (Detail View 9).