PREVIOUS PROJECTS
The Curated Junk Drawer
‘The Curated Junk Drawer’ exhibited at the Cannery Arts Centre Art Room in May/June 2005.
Elaine invited viewers to consider the concept of curating with humour as she chose to playfully expose the chaotic ‘junk drawer’ with charm and fresh perspective.
Works like ‘Junk Drawer for the Romantic’ was a soft play on the aesthetic of clutter, whilst ‘landscape’ commented on a technocratic reality. ‘A Series of Driving Offences’ (pictured here - photograph by Dan Paris) was a playful interpretation of a dangerous vehicle, complete with a drivers seat, distractions and various entertaining functions.
Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
Each artwork has been constructed from UHT cartons which were collected from the community then cleaned, cut into shapes (reversed to reveal a shiny interior) and stapled onto a wooden cloud shaped backing. The resultant cloud formations are reflective of their environment whilst offering a glimpse into the sublime.
‘These silver clouds are my attempt to encourage a viewer to quietly consider the heavenlies and the feeling of an immersion in what is perhaps spiritual, usually above - or even within us. They bring discarded, unnoticed things to a place of loftiness or grandeur, a kind of sublimation that happens through art every day.’
Series: Evening Impressions
This series of smaller encaustic works was an exercise in using a limited palette and beeswax
paint to explore the theme of an evening sunlit rocky headland typical of the Esperance region
and scenic coastal locations visited by the more adventurous nature lover.