Group exhibition I was featured in FUR @ Monstrosity Gallery :D

West ( Gallery Director of Monstrosity Gallery )  & I

My Art work " The encounter with the wise Taoist - to ignore or embrace " - Acrylics & mock fur on canvas.

Me & Andrew Clark who was featured in the show too

Rebecca Murphey, Me & Gerald Leung - two both amazing artist's who were in the group show too !

Fur is a group exhibition showcasing some of Sydney's most dynamic and talented ...contemporary artists. The show opens at Monstrosity Studios on September 7th and continues until September 15th.

Thanks to all of the amazing artists who have come together for this show! The diversity in subject matter and media is quite astounding, as these artists from all over Australia interpret the theme in their own unique ways.

Fur is a theme which is quite dominant in the work of West, which is one reason she has invited other artists to explore its many visual and conceptual possibilities.

Exhibition Dates: September 7-15, 2011. Open 11am-6pm (Closed Monday and Tuesday)

Artists: The Stoked, Todd Fuller, Yulia Pustoshkina, Richard Hedger, Gerald Leung, Kathy Leung, Ally Pinnock, LULU CS, Andros, Jemma White, Eva, Bryony Hudson, Fiona McDonald, William G Saussay, Jason Howe, Nicole Mitchell, Martin Dillon, Coza Thomas, Daniel Keating, Carl Ahearn, Cherie Vize, Darren McIntosh, Tom Christophersen, Jianna Lucia, Michael Hazell, Rebecca Murphy, Clover Love and West.

More about Monstrosity: www.monstrosity.com.au
More about West: www.amandawest.com.au

SPONSORS: Prize for the winner has been donated by the (awesome!)

-Sable and Argent http://sableandargent.com.au/
-The Old Fitzroy Hotel http://www.oldfitzroy.com.au/
-Cancer Council http://cancer.org.au/
-MonstrosityStore.com http://montrositystore.com/
-Ascella Pure Wines http://ascellawines.com.au/

See my art featured in the superb group show "Fur" at Monstrosity Gallery this wednesday 7th of september

 Keep the 7th free at 6pm to see my artwork exhibited at this superb group show at Monstrosity Gallery :) or just come to see the wonderful artworks other artists will be exhibiting :D
It's this wednesday at 6pm @ Monstrosity Gallery 93 Bourke St Wooloomooloo ! Plus there's FREE Fairy floss and beer ;)
For more info about the show click on this link :


http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=256019454408754

 Hope to see all of you there ! :)

The Girl and the Taoist series - See them at Monstrosity Gallery on the 7th of september at 6pm

My submission for the FUR exhibition at Monstrosity Gallery , Gallery opening is at 6 pm - 8pm on the 7th of september , hope to see you all there ! :D



The Girl and the Taoist - Take a walk on the wild side series 

1.The encounter with the wise Taoist – to ignore or embrace

2.Finding my destiny – to success & happiness

3.Breaking free – from all obstacles

4.Harmony - Peace at last , Yin and yang are one

Fur is a group exhibition showcasing some of Sydney’s most dynamic and talented contemporary artists. The show opens at Monstrosity Studios on September 7th and continues until September 15th.

More about Monstrosity: www.monstrosity.com.au
More about West: www.amandawest.com.au
Gallery opening is at 6pm-8pm on the 7th of september , hope to see all of you there!

Location : 93 Bourke St Wooloomooloo, Sydney.

The Girl and the Taoist - Find out what my paintings are all about,to be selected for Monstrosity Gallery's exhibition on "FUR"

My work centre’s on Taoism. Relating to the symbology of the Tai-Chi, and Yin Yang symbol, and the notion of wu-wei.

 Taoism when translated means “path”, or “way,  a journey with obstacles along the way”, in the Chinese beliefs.

 It is a journey to success, starting with a conservative girl, without any particular direction in life.

A girl in search of maturity and enlightenment journeys down a path where she encounters a cat who is a practicing Taoist.

Taoists believe in naturalness, vitality, peace, "non-action" (wu wei, or "effortless effort" emptiness (refinement), detachment, flexibility, receptiveness, spontaneity, the relativism of human ways of life, ways of speaking and guiding behavior.

This cat being a metaphor for life her yang and her being yin, engages the young girl, providing her with the guidance she needs. Her encounter with this cat leaves her with a sense of knowing what she wants and now knows how to go about getting it.

She has been wishing to make a change in her life, to free herself from a world of innocence and being so naive. Impulsively ripping off her clothes she makes a decision to change her ways, and continues her journey to transforming into a stronger person, learning life’s lessons along the way through the beliefs of wu- wei (action through inaction) which seek to counterbalance Yin with Yang at every opportunity as Taoists believe in filling life with joy, practicing natural order within herself.

Pursuing her journey to find her happiness where she is reunited with the cat at last, and unity between the two is as at last made ,yin and yang are at peace, working together as one, where she has complete control of her life.

 However, the overall message I hope to convey is that although this girl strives for more from her life , determined to get her fairy tale ending , but what she comes to realize is that she has always been living a mature life, and realizes “ It's choice, not chance...that determines your destiny ,everyone controls their own destiny.