Katrina Allan’s highly detailed acrylic paintings of quirky metal and retro gadgets combine with Caroline Kraus vibrant still life drawings of beautiful everyday objects.
About Katrina:
Semaphore-based artist Katrina Allan graduated with distinctions from Advertising and Graphic design in 1985. For nearly 30 years she has worked as both a designer and illustrator in Adelaide. She has run her own graphic design company since 1996 but still finds time to pursue her life long-passion for painting. Her first and only solo exhibition of limited edition prints was held at the Governor Hindmarsh Hotel in 2012 and was very well received with the sale of over 25 artworks. Her more recent work builds on her love of typography and quirky objects… creating highly detailed photo-real acrylic paintings incorporating a mix of modern landscapes with well-worn retro objects … a coin-op ride-on rocket ready to take off in a field of grass, dodgem cars vying for space in a car park or a still-life featuring 1950s Bakelite canisters and the ingredients for a margarita. This is her first SALA exhibition. The artworks are limited edition signed gallery-quality giclee prints produced from originals acrylic paintings on canvas.
About Caroline:
Caroline Kraus is an Adelaide-based artist. Her work in this collaborative exhibition, Steel Life, is a modern close up of still life.
Caroline’s paintings have a heightened sense of abundance. They are both generous in appearance and application. Decisive layering and bold strokes create contemporary art works, which are both daring and rich in colour.
Working large allows a passionate engagement with the medium; many pieces develop synergistically, evolving to develop into a direction that reflects her personal perspective and feelings at that time. Colours are chosen to evoke the emotions rather than to be an exact visual representation. Caroline’s exhibits include SALA, Royal South Australian Society of The Arts, Gallery M, and various other art shows and exhibitions here and interstate.
STEEL LIFE
The Gov Fireplace Room
3-31 August
Opening Night: 3 Aug 6-8pm
FREE
Tickets available from www.thegov.com.au | www.oztix.com.au
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