Aster + Asha Gallery will present a pop-up exhibition in Brisbane from 6 – 7 November 2021. Titled Rhythms of Nature, the exhibition features Sophie La Maitre (WA), Inbal Nissim (VIC), Yuria Okamura (VIC) and Douglas Schofield (NSW).
“The pulsing daily rhythms of nature are experienced by our bodies, the earth and its lifeforms, as well the universe beyond. From the elemental atoms of our being to the tides of the ocean and cycles of the moon, there is something both inexplicable and reliable in the patterns of life.”
Reflecting on the energy that flows in us and the natural world we are part of, each artist has produced a series of new works, including drawings and paintings. The exhibition will be presented at ILEANA Contemporary Art located in New Farm.
Sophie La Maitre finds inspiration in the overlooked elements of our world: the tiny ecosystems under rocks or flowers blooming in abandoned yards. She then creates an archive of source materials, often in the form of photographs, which are then reflected through the colours, forms and compositions found in her intimate, beautifully toned and textured abstract paintings.
Working primarily in ink on either paper or fabric, Inbal Nissim’s mystical, nearly dream-like paintings flow with the many shades of life’s encounters; from the tumultuous to joyful and beyond. Her innate sense of colour, line, form and light give expression to the world as she understands it.
In her intricate beautiful drawings, Yuria Okamura maps and reconfigures geometric forms that reference patterns in nature, esoteric symbolism, alchemical diagrams, religious architecture and decoration, and spiritualist abstract painting.
Douglas Schofield explores the tension between the wildness of nature and the curated cultivated elements of the garden in his dynamic paintings. This dialogue between the garden and studio informs painterly and gestural work that celebrates materiality, mark making and vivid colours.
About Aster + Asha Gallery
Launched in May 2021, the gallery is an online contemporary art platform dedicated to bringing a curated selection of collectable art to a national audience. Established in Brisbane by Bayoush Demissie, the gallery presents artists who work a across wide range of mediums. In addition to its online program, the gallery presents a series of pop-up exhibitions.
Aster + Asha Gallery @ ILEANA Contemporary Art
897b Brunswick Street New Farm QLD 4005
Exhibition Opening Hours
Saturday 6 November, 11am – 5pm
Sunday 7 November, 11am – 5pm
