matt hewson
Torquay artist Ingrid Daniel will unveil her latest body of work when her new show ‘Time in a Sinn Place’ opens at Boom Gallery next weekend.
A prolific painter, Danielle’s new exhibition features 15 works in her trademark style, based on her natural experiences across Australia’s diverse landscapes.
Since transitioning from textile and costume design ten years ago, Danielle’s paintings have continued to evolve, incorporating new techniques and materials while refining the core elements that define her style.
Danielle said that “being in dialogue with what’s going on in the world” has become an important part of her job.
“I started taking my work into more symbolic and abstract landscapes, so it wasn’t strictly ‘this is Point Addis or Jean Juc done in my style,’” Daniel says. Ta.
“It was really important to incorporate small elements that speak to the deeper meaning of that symbolism.
“It’s very personal. There’s always a lot of self-reflection layered into my work. That’s how I communicate.”
“Time in Thin Places” speaks to the fragility of our world and our spiritual connection to place, creating a sense of the unknown existing in nature.
“It’s a symbol of how fragile our climate is…the immediate and serious risk that we humans are overheating the planet,” Daniel said.
“So there is a play on words[in the exhibition title]the sense that there is a very thin veil between what is happening, that there is that veil between life and the afterlife. ”
Time in Thin Places runs from April 26th to May 18th at Boom Gallery.
