Natural or Knot: Exhibition by the Basketmakers of Victoria
Closing this Week: On View until Saturday, 25 October 2014
View the Exhibition Online: 
http://www.quadrantgallery.com.au/basketmakers-of-victoria-exhibition-2014.html

Congratulations to Ross Miller, whose works are included in the exhibition “Mildura Revisited: Sculptures Exhibited 1961-1978”, curated by Ken Scarlett at the Mildura Arts Centre. The exhibition is on view until 26 January 2015. For more information, please visit http://www.milduraartscentre.com.au/

To continue the theme of our last “Exhibition Highlights of the Week” post, the diversity of approaches to basket making in our current exhibition “Natural on Knot” is truly astonishing.  Among the most popular materials which has inspired artists in the exhibition is a humble gourd. Maureen King in “Shades of Miss Fisher” (no 42, $160) ingeniously added to the gourd an upright collar and a mother-of-pearl pendant, evoking all the Art Deco glamour and elegance of the beloved TV detective. Cordelyne also found favour as a preferred material with many artists in the exhibition. Diana Pierce’s bold inclusion of upright spikes at the top rim and colourful leaves just above the base of her piece transforms a humble cylindrical basket into a truly exotic and tribal “Totem” (no 52, $150). One of the main philosophies of the Basketmakers of Victoria is to use only found and recycled objects. Joan Leeder most creatively adapted brightly coloured fabrics and discarded window sash cords to create a suite of three vessels – a vase, a bowl, and a plate – in the array of most deliciously mouth-watering colours, which the artist appropriately named “Citrus Gelati” (no 44, $80).

All works in the exhibition are for sale. The exhibition is current until Saturday, 25 October 2014. Visit us during gallery hours or view the exhibition online 24/7 at http://www.quadrantgallery.com.au/basketmakers-of-victoria-exhibition-2014.html

A courtesy reminder that submissions for the Second Edition of our popular SUMMER II exhibition are closing on Friday, 31 October 2014.

The exhibition will take place from Thursday, 27 November and continue over the Holiday Break until Saturday, 24 January 2015.

Application forms and Terms and Conditions may be downloaded from the links below or available from the gallery upon request.
 

SUMMER II APPLICATION FORM

SUMMER II TERMS AND CONDITIONS

As the Basketmakers of Victoria are such a diverse and talented group of people Quadrant Gallery has decided to feature three works for attention on our blog this week.

The works are all from our current exhibition Natural or knot by the Basketmakers of Victoria, the exhibition will be on display until 25th October.

The exhibition is current until 25 October 2014. 
View the exhibition online at http://www.quadrantgallery.com.au/basketmakers-of-victoria-exhibition-2014.html