WORKS

 

MATRIX two(o)rigin
Duo Solo Exhibition at SUDAKARA

 

WORKS

 

VISIT MATRIX two(o)rigin EXHIBITION PAGE

VISIT MATRIX two(o)rigin HOME PAGE

THE BRITISH KING

Rain is few and far between.
But the thunder rolls in with the smell of burned spinifex and pindan,
eroded shadows.
Longer edges,
disjointed,
hazy horizon
blurred memories.

Recollections of a summer storm
belting out sounds that made me want to clamber back into the diggings.
Where carbide grit and acetylene fumes illuminated the dingy hole
that i called my office.

Dreaming,
scratching,
scarifying.
Digging holes in remote landscapes,
echoes of crow craws
black
long silences of mind-numbing solitude.

The kiss of my shovel against her roughs,
the gravelly sound as the dirt hits the kibble.
Grit filled nails, dirty oafish fingers,
fumbling strength.
Muted light and dancing shadows,
tantalising recollections of illicit touch,
her musty womanly scent,
her love,
her pleasure.

I began to dream of that one true love.
a deep desire,
to be within her earthy confines …

I called it love,

she called it service.

2008.

The British King Gold Mine in the North Eastern Goldfields, Leonora, mulga scrub, desert country Western Australia,

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Trees Dari Klungkung lll

These small trees were the original makettes which I made in order to teach Pak Ardi Brataya the skills I needed for him to develop my work.

I asked him to respond to my work so the trees would speak bahasa Klungkung. 

The process between friendship developed another visual language with more movement than expected.

Pak Ardi is a Pregina Bali

1. BALLOT SERIES I

“Close election in Bali erupts in violence” is The Jakarta Post front page headline for 17 May 2013

 

Ply, Acrylic paint, Varnish. 100X100mm.

Each of these 150 individual pieces represents one ballot or vote cast in the elections for Governor of Bali May 2013. The Skull in profile represents the number 2, the skull in portrait represents the number 1

 

 

 

2. BALLOT SERIES II

“Details on the clash in Pekam-bingan were still sketchy but it was reported that a volunteer for the Pastika-Sudikerta campaign was assaulted and severely injured by a man wielding a sword. ” Jakarta Post May 2013

 

Ply, Acrylic paint, Varnish. 150X100mm.

Each of these 150 individual pieces represents one ballot or vote cast in the elections for Governor of Bali May 2013. The Skull in profile represents the number 2, the skull in portrait represents the number 1

 

 

 

3. VOLCANO BOOK

 

Paper, crayon, wash. Acrylic presentation frame and stand.10 volumes x 50 page
Not including covers

These books are called Volcano Books because the covers were made from volcanic rock (frozen lava).
I wanted my drawings to be inspired from being inside a volcano inside stone frozen after time and eruption.

 

 

 

4. KRAKATOA GRAPHIC IN NOVEL

“Detailed and fascinating. for anyone interested in the worlds powers, whether political or earthly this tale is a must, and is guaranteed to stir your curiosity” Irish Times

 

Novel, crayon, wash 218 pieces including front and back covers. 200 x 130 mm.
Acrylic presentation frame and stand, Acrylic box.

Simon Winchesters tale evoked a deep sense of connection between the land and the place, through cataclysmic events. In response to Suklu's spontaneous novel drawings these pages are part of the Matrix between us.

 

 

 

5. ANOTHER DREAM

“Australian Aborigines believe that what we consider the realm of dreams is the real world (the Dreamtime), and the world we experience with our senses is a dream.” Dotson - Jungs Theory of Dreams

 

Sketch book, crayon, wash.. 150 X 210mm.

This is my traveling diary, that I just jot responses down that later inform the spontaneous drawings.  The sketch book is not for sale but there are 10 Another Dream sketches.

 

 

 

 

6. ANOTHER DREAM SKETCHES

“He says that the dream is a natural phenomenon which we can study, thereby gaining knowledge of the hidden part of our mind.” Jung

 

Sketch book pages, crayon, wash.. 150 X 210mm.

Ideas developed from the traveling diary as final pieces..

 

 

 

7. TREES THAT SPEAK

“When I say every 'state' or 'thought' is part of a personal consciousness, 'personal consciousness' is one of the terms in question. Its meaning we know so long as no one asks us to define it, but to give an accurate account of it is the most difficult of philosophic tasks.” William James - The Stream of Consciousness 1892

 

Crayon and wash on paper. 280 x 380 mm.

There are 10 volumes each containing 10 drawings.  These drawings began as an exploration of something as simple as motif, but gradually process became dominant as the mark making became more carbonous and energetic.  The trees that speak gradually become frustrated as time passes, process, culture and language becomes increasingly complex and more difficult. People in Australia associate working in Bali sekaligus holiday.  Nothing is further from the truth.

The trees speak of the joy, the humour and the difference.

 

 

 

8. TREES DARI KLUNGKUNG I

“Close election in Bali erupts in violence” is The Jakarta Post front page headline for 17 May 2013

 

Steel, acrylic paint, varnish. Dimensions variable up to 1.8 m high.

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Each of these 150 individual pieces represents one ballot or vote cast in the elections for Governor of Bali May 2013. The Skull in profile represents the number 2, the skull in portrait represents the number 1

 

 

 

9. TREES DARI KLUNGKUNG II

“Close election in Bali erupts in violence” is The Jakarta Post front page headline for 17 May 2013

 

Ply, Acrylic paint, Varnish. 100X100mm.

Each of these 150 individual pieces represents one ballot or vote cast in the elections for Governor of Bali May 2013. The Skull in profile represents the number 2, the skull in portrait represents the number 1

 

 

 

10. TREES DARI KLUNGKUNG III

“Close election in Bali erupts in violence” is The Jakarta Post front page headline for 17 May 2013

 

Ply, Acrylic paint, Varnish. 100X100mm.

Each of these 150 individual pieces represents one ballot or vote cast in the elections for Governor of Bali May 2013. The Skull in profile represents the number 2, the skull in portrait represents the number 1

 

 

 

11. (O)RIGINS

 


“Close election in Bali erupts in violence” is The Jakarta Post front page headline for 17 May 2013

 

Ply, Acrylic paint, Varnish. 100X100mm.

Each of these 150 individual pieces represents one ballot or vote cast in the elections for Governor of Bali May 2013. The Skull in profile represents the number 2, the skull in portrait represents the number 1

 

 

 

12. CEREBRAL SANCTUM II

“Close election in Bali erupts in violence” is The Jakarta Post front page headline for 17 May 2013

 

Zinc plate etching and aquatint on paper.Mdf presentation box. 20 etchings and 1 embossing. Un-editioned individual prints in acrylic frame

Each of these 150 individual pieces represents one ballot or vote cast in the elections for Governor of Bali May 2013. The Skull in profile represents the number 2, the skull in portrait represents the number 1

 

 

 

 

SUDAKARA ArtSpace

 

SUDAKARA ArtSpace
Sudamala Suites & Villas
Jl. Sudamala no. 20
Sanur, Bali 80227
Indonesia
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