Dialogue with Dissonance is an exhibition of works by a group of local artists exploring our human disposition to live with contradiction. This contemporary series, created in a range of media and approaches, allows each artist to interpret the disparity between what we see and what we expect to see. It considers how we express ourselves both collectively and individually by creating tension through different forms, relationships and meaning.
It is a reality that viewers only get to see artworks when they are completed and observe them with their own set of internal attitudes, behaviors and unconscious bias. What goes on behind the scenes, from concept, composition, and colour choices to deciding when a work is ‘finished’ manifests in the audience’s decision to stop and make sense of what they see. Through dissonance we develop a more thought-provoking experience as viewers tap into the human desire to make order out of disorder.
Featuring work by Amelia Mollett, Andy Sumner, Diane McWhirter, Helen MacArthur, Jeanette Muirhead, Justin Wasserman, Lesley Andersen, Sallie Saunders
Images:
Late Afternoon, Wanniassa (detail) by Andy Sumner.
Earth Maiden (detail) by Sallie Saunders
Lost (detail) by Diane McWhirter
Past & Present (detail) by Helen McArthur
We Are Here (detail) by Lesley Andersen
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