"Wayne Quilliam : Photography in Context of Indiginous Australian Culture"
2010-01-10 until 2010-03-07
Art Place Berlin - The Forum for Contemporary Art and Intercultural Project at Park Inn
Berlin, , DE Germany

Art Place Berlin - The Forum for Contemporary Art and Intercultural Project at Park Inn Berlin, Alexanderplatz, is hosting Quilliams internationally acclaimed work that has been travelling between Mexico, Russia, Austria, Japan, France, USA and Australia over the past 2 years. Quilliam analyses and deciphers images of the nude female form and of landscapes to engage the viewer. By deconstructing the myth of vulnerability and nudity, Quilliams opulent abstraction seduces the subconscious to ponder the hidden. Wayne Quilliam has been a Premiere Portfolio artist at absolutearts.com since 2001.

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Wayne Quilliam Title: lowanna
Year Created: 2010
Medium: Body Art
Width: 100 cm
Height: 140 cm
Depth: 3 cm
Edition Size: Original
Price: US$ 5,000
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H.E Peter Tesch, Australian Ambassador to Germany said, Wayne Quilliam is unquestionably one of Australias leading in Indigenous artists. The images forming part of his impressive Lowanna series in particular also testify to both the quality and variety of Indigenous Australian art. Indeed, to think of Aboriginal art merely in terms of the justly famous dot paintings and other traditional techniques would be a grave injustice to such outstanding Australian artists as author Doris Pilkington, filmmaker Warwick Thornton, or - last but by no means least - Wayne Quilliam.

His unique style encompasses the spiritual and artistic dimensions of Aboriginal culture and is full with strong metaphor exploring spirituality and sublime creation seen from a natural point of view. By manipulating the human form with images from nature he seemingly impregnates his art with an essence of life and spirituality. Traditional Aboriginal stories and tales have influenced the artists work to become increasingly intense, mysterious, and probing. Quilliam explains, To interpret my work is akin to demystify the link between myth and reality, I am interested in the process of covering and uncovering the human element of nature; to find depth, meaning and perhaps even a revelation that we are the vision of a creator.

Im intrigued by the differing perceptions of nudity and the role it plays in modern society, he adds.

The artist covers hides and camouflages his works to deconstruct, create and recreate a naked reality. Encapsulated by spirituality of nature, the artist deliberately covers and exposes photographs to reveal tensions between the act of representation and reality.

His work includes documenting every significant Indigenous event of the past 15 years including the Apology 1967 Referendum Flight Garma, Laura, Burunga, Dreaming Festivals. He won the 2008 Human Rights Award for his work on the Apology and was a finalist in the prestigious Walkley Awards for a social documentary on the block in Redfern, Sydney.

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