JUDI MACLAREN
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Fragments
Bathers' Pavilion
May and June 2023


​Judi MacLaren’s work is predominately influenced by nature using the nest as a metaphor to explore the strength and frailty of life. Birds-Nests epitomise home in its most natural, intricate form. The nest provides a safe haven for its inhabitants, somewhere to be nurtured and begin life.
By conflating her own experience of life and home with the nest and feather motif, Judi has created a narrative with fragmentary passages and memories that lie within the everyday, inviting the viewer into a real and unreal world. We build our nests bit by bit, not knowing what lies ahead. The nest is a metaphor for life – traces of experience; events, home, family, and freedom are intertwined.

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Memories acrylic on linen 43 x 53 cm $695
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And then the wind did lift the nest ... mixed media and paper on linen 156 x 144 cm $2,200
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​“Hope is the thing with feathers, That perches in the soul.”
               - Emily Dickinson

Inspired by the poem “Hope is the thing with feathers, That perches in the soul.” by Emily Dickinson
​who simply acknowledges the enduring human capability for hope.
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Habitats acrylic on linen 79 x 79 cm $995
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Copper Moon mixed media on linen 61 x 92 cm $1,200
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Fragments acrylic on canvas 104 x 104 cm $1,695

Bathers' Pavilion Upstairs Gallery   -   4 The Esplanade, Balmoral Beach
Gallery Hours: Open 7 days, 8am - late
www.batherspavilion.com.au
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