Kathy Mackey, Monash Gallery of Art, Wheelers Hill - The Inscripted Skin

The Inscripted Skin: Kathy Mackey

Monash Gallery of Art, Wheelers Hill

29 April — 29 May 2005

The Inscripted Skin is a new body of work by emerging photo-media artist, Kathy Mackey, which explores the physical terrain of human skin and its interplay with jewellery and tattoos. 

In this exhibition, which features 100 photographs and one video work, Kathy Mackey rewrites the skin as a mapped space that represents the transition between the interior and the exterior of the body.

Kathy Mackey says that her work, “explores the many and varied relationships that occur between human skin, metallic objects and the incised patterns that results from this interplay.

“I use photography and video to reference the body, particularly decorated skin, as not only distinguished by flesh and blood but as a series of signs, limited only by the use of context, framing and style.”

Born in Brisbane in 1961, Kathy Mackey has exhibited widely in group and solo shows since 1998. She is currently completing her PhD in visual arts practice at Griffith University. Kathy Mackey is represented by the Queensland gallery, Schubert Contemporary.

Jane Scott, Director of the MGA says, “Visitors to the MGA will be intrigued by Kathy Mackey’s compositions and the detailed landscape of each frame.”

MONASH GALLERY OF ART - MGA

860 Ferntree Gully Road, Wheelers Hill, Victoria 3150, Australia

www.mga.org.au

Robin Sellick, Monash Gallery of Art, Wheelers Hill - Facing Robin Sellick

Facing Robin Sellick

Monash Gallery of Art, Wheelers Hill

24 March — 29 May 2005

Facing Robin Sellick showcases a collection of world-class portraiture by one of Australia’s premier celebrity photographers, Robin Sellick. 

This special exhibition spans 10 years of Robin Sellick’s career and features over 80 celebrities from Geoffrey Rush, Cate Blanchett, Magda Szubanski, Hugo Weaving, John Polson, Portia de Rossi, Anthony La Paglia, Emma George, Dee Smart, Kylie Minogue, Cathy Freeman, Pat Rafter, Grant Hackett and Rove McManus to Henry Rollins, Radiohead, Placebo, The Darkness, kd lang, Andrew Denton, Barry Humphries, Spike Milligan, Hugo Weaving, The Tea Party, Travis, Slim Dusty, Spike Milligan, Pat Rafter, Lleyton Hewitt, Cathy Freeman, Grant Hackett, Sir Donald Bradman, Clive James, Michael Parkinson, Rove McManus, Molly Meldrum, Rose Porteous, Bananas in Pyjamas, The Wiggles, Pro Hart, Lindsay Fox, Eddie Maguire, Amanda Vanstone, John Howard, Steve Bracks, Natasha Stott Despoja and The Wiggles.

A trademark feature of Robin Sellick’s work is his use of light. Most of his subjects seem literally illuminated in arresting and unusual ways. These elements, combined with an unmistakable wit and playfulness, create what many people would see as an unconventional approach, but one that is in fact the essence of an Australian point of view.

Applying this approach to portraiture has seen Robin Sellick’s work published in dozens of major magazines around the world over the past decade. Although his portraits bear all the hallmarks of a photographer whose work is truly international, the goal throughout his career has been to define a style of photography that is intrinsically Australian.

Jane Scott, Director of the MGA said, “Facing Robin Sellick is not only a prime example of contemporary Australian portrait photography but it also provides a unique window into popular culture in this country throughout the past decade.”

Monash Gallery of Art is the sole Victorian venue for this special touring exhibition.

MONASH GALLERY OF ART - MGA

860 Ferntree Gully Road, Wheelers Hill, Victoria 3150, Australia

www.mga.org.au