Tom Gibbons, ‘Miriam Stannage’, 1984, photocopy, ink and acrylic, 1/5, 48.6 x 57.6 cm
The University of Western Australia Art Collection, McGillivray Bequest Fund, 1998.
Among the works chosen for Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery’s recent Lines in the Sand: Women from the Westexhibition, there is one that stands out for its bold, abstract energies which simply are impossible to ignore.
Kinsella describes a photographic series Stannage produced in the 2000s as a case in point – a series where the artist collected and arranged decaying household objects – like old mattresses and bed frames – to create similarly abstract ‘portraits’.
ArtsHub's Arts Feature Writer Jo Pickup is based in Perth. An arts writer and manager, she has worked as a journalist and broadcaster for media such as the ABC, RTRFM and The West Australian newspaper, contributing media content and commentary on art, culture and design. She has also worked for arts organisations such as Fremantle Arts Centre, STRUT dance, and the Aboriginal Arts Centre Hub of WA, as well as being a sessional arts lecturer at The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).
