serena mclauchlan

ink + air

31 july - 29 august 2009

Serena’s new works mark a shift in the use of materials since her last solo exhibition with us in 2003.

Her earlier works were created by pouring thin layers of coloured wax over boards, however the new works utilise thin washes of acrylic on canvas. They perhaps reflect her new home in Albany on the south west coast, with the surfaces conveying something of the fresh air and luminous colours of the ocean and surrounding farmlands. These surfaces are in general monochromatic, with hints of colour seeping through from previous layers. Whilst these paintings may evoke a sense of place or a sensory experience, they are mainly about the formal concerns of abstract painting and its ‘process’.

She wrote;
“These monochromes explore the possibilities of poured acrylic stained onto raw canvas - and the interplay between layers hidden and concealed.  Using gravity, speed, risk and surface manipulation to arrive at a colour experience.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

serena mclauchlan artwork
rust
acrylic on canvas
56 x 40cm
2009
$800
serena mclauchlan artwork
lichen
acrylic on canvas
61 x 61cm
2009
$1,250
serena mclauchlan artwork
chalk
acrylic on canvas
76 x 71cm
2007
$1,500
serena mclauchlan artwork
green
acrylic on canvas
61 x 61cm
2008
$1,250
serena mclauchlan artwork
lime
acrylic on canvas
56 x 38cm
2009
$750
serena mclauchlan artwork
rouge
acrylic on canvas
46 x 40cm
2009
$700
serena mclauchlan artwork
tarnish
acrylic on canvas
112 x 84cm
2007
$1,900
serena mclauchlan artwork
ink
acrylic on canvas
91.5 x 61.5cm
2009
$1,650
serena mclauchlan artwork
air
acrylic on canvas
45.5 x 38cm
2009
$700
serena mclauchlan artwork
tar
acrylic on canvas
60 x 66cm
2008
$1,300