Teo Treloar’s intensely thought provoking work refuses to shy away from uncertainty, giving voice to duality, vulnerability and fragility. Notions of isolation, and tension recur in Treloar’s work, slowly teased out in his quiet yet intense images; in the faceless man that appears and reappears, busily engaged in cryptic activities. The subjects struggle and strive to see clearly and to make sense of their worlds. Bombarded by the slew of influences, information and images that surround us, they seek to understand, unveil and organize their surrounds. Like the figures in the works, viewers’ efforts to find meaning and certainty are toyed with but quickly frustrated.
Treloar completed his Masters of Visual Arts at Sydney College of the Arts in 2004. He has been a finalist in several prizes and awards including the Hazelhurst Regional Gallery Works on Paper Award, 2009; Fauvette Loureiro Memorial Artists Travel Scholarship 2009; and the ABN Amro Art Award 2008. His work has been included in a number of public exhibitions including ‘Hatched’ at Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, 2005; and ‘Southerly Buster’ at Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, 2009.
Image: T H E BLIND LEADING THE BLIND (2014). Pencil on paper, 12 x 19 cm
Text : Helen Gory Galerie
