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October 15, 2010
There is a new gallery located in Richmond in Melbourne, Australia called Block Projects that mostly exhibits painting and sculpture. No photography. The current show is entitled Threshold and it features seven painting by David Ralph,
David Ralph, The Tempest
From what I can make out a tree has dissolved into a suburban house which is spotlighted by a harsh glare. The house appears to be on some sort of hill. It is not possible to achieve this kind of imagery with straight photogaphy--but it could be done with photoshop.
David Ralph, The Synesthesiac1
A blurred figure walks towards a building at night. Here is what the artist says about this work:
Over the past few years I’ve been interested in painting environmental scenarios that focus on unusual or alternative dwellings such as mobile homes, caravans, tents, cabins and tree houses. These kinds of informal, mobile or temporary dwellings are for me potent metaphors for many of the existential issues facing humanity in our time. They raise questions about where we live, how we live and why we chose to live in the way we do. The recreational/escape vehicles in my work symbolize a vital connection with a longed for natural paradise beyond the confines of the cities most Australians live in.
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