Ali George Artist

 

The paler side of intense orange and blue transitions in my hand dyes led my to the almost washed out pinkiness of muted oranges. Definitely not my idea of making a statement, yet they carry quite the story for one of my exhibition quilts - tales of trees and log cabins. Enjoying the process, the experiments and the constant learning in this exhibition adventure.  

This past week I've been trying to capture the changes brought by shadows - late afternoon subtlety and midday sharpness. I'm trying to develop a better sense of how texture is conveyed - the chair backs, the matt finish on the table, variegated lilly, louvres casting a shadow on the outdoor blinds. Transparency of liquid. Somehow I think I could develop an entire life's work simply from observing and playing with shadows. For now, sketching and developing a finer eye for the nuances of shade.  

  A very quick day trip to Sydney with Rebecca Staunton Coffey to see the Kandinsky exhibition and the amazing Louise Bourgeois exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Gobsmacked at the intensity and wonder of the Bourgeois exhibition and glad we saw it after Kandinsky. I loved the Kandinsky works yet I'd seen some of them at the Guggenheim in New York a decade or so ago. I knew what to expect and this time went with the lens of deconstruction and quilt making. How would I achieve that in fabric? Look what the subtle change of tone does here! Off white is powerful, who knew?  The Bourgeois exhibition, across two floors of the Gallery moved me to tears. No doubt for me it was the best exhibition I've ever attended, anywhere and will stay with me for a very long time.