We see intimate confessions of love, bold expressions of desire, cool regard, and deep beauty as the artist delves the dichotomies of life.
—Naomi Tosic, 2022
Exhibition Dates: 6 May – 28 May 2022
Del Kathryn Barton’s first solo show in three years is an oeuvre of epic proportions. Significant and symbolic, these works represent distinct periods of creative intensity that have produced countless works. Featuring never-before-seen artworks from 2009 – 2022, these modern artefacts parallel the artists acclaimed forays in film, sculpture, fine art and written word; an overflow of creative contemplation and expression.
As the organ of sight, the window to the soul, and an apparatus for immersion and appraisal, the eye of the beheld and the beholder merge in the artist’s inimitable gaze. With titles like listening eyes - singing eyes, brutally soft, eye fucking love you and dream the living, we see intimate confessions of love, bold expressions of desire, cool regard, and deep beauty as the artist delves the dichotomies of life.
Kinetic lines bristle and buckle on the surface. Vivid technicolour and chiaroscuro monochromes flesh out their form. Pulsating or composed, sparse or charged with detail, the curation is immense and immersive. Included in the collection are three solid timber sculptural shells, and a limited edition of Skupa gallery benches, all meticulously inlaid with Barton’s signature eye in Mother of Pearl, Cambian Ash and Rock Maple.
This is one of Australia’s leading artists in her full creative and feminine power.
—Naomi Tosic, 2022
Group Show, Works on Paper
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2024-25
Group Show, The First 40 Years
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2024
Del Kathryn Barton the women who fell to earth
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2022
Del Kathryn Barton i wanted to build a bed for all the tired beds
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2019
Del Kathryn Barton the highway is a disco
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2017-18
Del Kathryn Barton soft river yr girl
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2017
Del Kathryn Barton angel dribble
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2016
Del Kathryn Barton electro orchid
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2014
Group Show, The Gold Award
Rockhampton Art Gallery, Rockhampton, QLD, 2014
Del Kathryn Barton Dark Heart
Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, 2014
Del Kathryn Barton pressure to the need
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2013
Del Kathryn Barton Archibald Prize
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2013
Del Kathryn Barton
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2012
Group Show, Louise Bourgeois and Australian Artists
Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, 2012
Del Kathryn Barton satellite fade-out
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, 2011
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