In his debut solo exhibition Bare, Brisbane-based artist Andrew Sleeman presents a gentle series of paintings that examine the human form. This exploration extends beyond physicality into an investigation of how emotion is held within the body.
Working primarily with oil and acrylic, Sleeman brings his gestural brushwork and quiet observational style to depictions of nude figures. These are not grand, performative scenes but moments of stillness of figures caught mid-thought, rendered with expressive mark-making and a deep reverence for natural light, form, and composition. Bare captures the power of the uncelebrated moment, inviting the viewer into the created realm of tension, vulnerability, and pause.
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Join us for the opening of ‘Bare’ — a solo exhibition by Brisbane figurative painter Andrew Sleeman — at Side Gallery on Thursday 14 August.
Artist Talk — 5.30 pm with Andrew and curator Laura Brinin
Opening Night — From 6 pm
