There is something painterly in this collection of statuettes, a hybridisation between disciplines. Her subjects could be plucked from a major museum but in her hands she conjures a contemporary take on humanity.

Exhibition Dates: 7 July – 6 August 2016

Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery is proud to present an exhibition of new sculptures by Linda Marrinon. The self-titled exhibition displays portrait busts, statuettes and in a first for Marrinon, a series of animal sculptures.

Marrinon builds her characters from other worlds, stealing protagonists from Greek and Roman mythology, classic fiction and art history - drawing inspiration from a variety of time periods and narratives. Working in plaster, terracotta and bronze, her pieces call to mind a sketch, a quick free hand drawing and this is precisely what lends them a contemporary voice. As a viewer you sense both the symbolism and allegory.

There is something painterly in this collection of statuettes, a hybridisation between disciplines. Her subjects could be plucked from a major museum but in her hands she conjures a contemporary take on humanity. There is evidence of abstract expressionism in Marrinon’s handling that suggests her past as a painter.

Perhaps the most satisfying aspect of Marrinon’s work is her ability to capture a profound depth in her subjects with the most humble of materials, clay. This sensitivity within her subjects and the apparent ease of construction reveals her technical brilliance. Surpassing all these technical aspects however, is the authorial gesture, the spare hand of the artist that brings the poetry to these constructions.

—Kate Alstergren


Linda Marrinon has exhibited widely since the early 1980s. Major survey exhibitions of her work have been held at the Monash University Museum, Melbourne (2015), The Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne (2001), and The Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane (1987). In 2013, Marrinon exhibited a group of eleven sculptures in Melbourne Now at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne. This same year, she was included in the exhibition Mix Tape 1980’s: Appropriation, Subculture, Critical Style also held at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Marrinon’s work is held by all the major public institutions in Australia including the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney and the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. In 2001, Marrinon was awarded the prestigious Samstag Fellowship, which supported her studies at the New York Academy of Art. In 2008 Chris McAuliffe authored a monograph on Marrinon’s work, Let Her Try, published by Craftsman House. This will be Linda Marrinon’s twelth solo exhibition with Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery.

 

 

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Linda Marrinon Woman with exaleiptron, 2016; terra cotta, plaster and watercolour; 60 x 18 x 17 cm; enquire
Woman with exaleiptron, 2016
terra cotta, plaster and watercolour
60 x 18 x 17 cm
Linda Marrinon Cavaquista, 2016; plaster; 71 x 20 x 18 cm; enquire
Cavaquista, 2016
plaster
71 x 20 x 18 cm
Linda Marrinon Gainsboroughs daughters, 2016; tinted plaster; 2 pieces 71 x 28 x 11cm & 66 x 26 x 15cm; enquire
Gainsboroughs daughters, 2016
tinted plaster
2 pieces 71 x 28 x 11cm & 66 x 26 x 15cm
Linda Marrinon Woman from Knossos, 2016; tinted plaster; 71 x 23 x 12 cm; enquire
Woman from Knossos, 2016
tinted plaster
71 x 23 x 12 cm
Linda Marrinon Woman with Requinto, 2016; painted plaster; 71 x 20 x 19 cm; enquire
Woman with Requinto, 2016
painted plaster
71 x 20 x 19 cm
Linda Marrinon Woman with Snood, 2016; tinted plaster; 46 x 31 x 11 cm; enquire
Woman with Snood, 2016
tinted plaster
46 x 31 x 11 cm
Linda Marrinon Greek, 2016; plaster; 38 x 26 x 11 cm; enquire
Greek, 2016
plaster
38 x 26 x 11 cm
Linda Marrinon Tribute to Gio Ponti, 2016; painted terra cotta; 27 x 21 x 10 cm; enquire
Tribute to Gio Ponti, 2016
painted terra cotta
27 x 21 x 10 cm
Linda Marrinon Rhesus Monkey, 2016; tinted and painted plaster; 25 x 15 x 11 cm; enquire
Rhesus Monkey, 2016
tinted and painted plaster
25 x 15 x 11 cm
Linda Marrinon Leopard, 2016; tinted and painted plaster; 48 x 25 x 14 cm; enquire
Leopard, 2016
tinted and painted plaster
48 x 25 x 14 cm
Linda Marrinon Lion, 2015; painted plaster; 30 x 35 x 13 cm; enquire
Lion, 2015
painted plaster
30 x 35 x 13 cm
Linda Marrinon Lion with acanthus leaf, 2015; bronze; 28 x 31 x 15 cm; Edition of 3 + AP 2; enquire
Lion with acanthus leaf, 2015
bronze
28 x 31 x 15 cm
Edition of 3 + AP 2
Linda Marrinon As yet untitled [cat], 2016; tinted plaster; 27 x 45 x 16 cm; enquire
As yet untitled [cat], 2016
tinted plaster
27 x 45 x 16 cm
Linda Marrinon Feeding Zebra, 2015; painted plaster; 36 x 30 x 13 cm; enquire
Feeding Zebra, 2015
painted plaster
36 x 30 x 13 cm