Like the bowerbird, Fuller is compelled to mine the archaeology of the everyday to create something new. This is reflected in the artist’s eclectic mix of materials, including newspaper, fox fur, sardine tins, gum wrappers, bus tickets, cutlery, crockery and other domestic items scoured from op shops and local tips. Bowerbird brings together Fuller’s early collages and assemblages, along with her more recent paintings and ceramics.
In a world often fixated on flawlessness, Fuller embraces the irregular, the imperfect, and the beautifully organic. Employing the philosophy, ‘bless this mess’, Fuller encourages us to see artistry in the crooked lines, the smudges, and the accidental imperfections.
Helen FULLER, ‘Untitled 1–3’ 2022, terracotta with porcelain slip. QUT Art Collection. Donated by Helen Fuller, 2023.
