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.
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.
Memories
acrylic on linen
43 x 53 cm
$695
And then the wind did lift the nest ...
mixed media and paper on linen
156 x 144 cm
$2,200
“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.
- 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.
Habitats
acrylic on linen
79 x 79 cm
$995
Copper Moon
mixed media on linen
61 x 92 cm
$1,200
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
Gallery Hours: Open 7 days, 8am - late
www.batherspavilion.com.au