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Bundanon

From impulse to action

EXHIBITION

Arthur Boyd | Dean Cross | Rochelle Haley | Tina Havelock Stevens | Kate Jones | Jo Lloyd | Emily Parsons–Lord | Izabela Pluta | Uncle Steven Russell & Aunty Phyllis Stewart | Skye Saxon | Vivian Cooper Smith | Shan Turner–Carroll | Kaitlen Wellington

From impulse to action centres on Arthur Boyd’s drawings in ink, both brightly coloured and monochrome, as the starting point for 12 new commissions by Australian contemporary artists working in a diverse range of disciplines.

A central example of the expansive power of Boyd’s drawings are his 1963 designs created for Robert Helpmann’s ballet Elektra. They represent the potential for small, experimental works to translate into large-scale, interdisciplinary projects, and to shift from image to performance. In parallel, the commissioned artists reflect the immediacy of Boyd’s drawings through choreography and film, photography and sculptural installation, weaving and sound. Nearly all the works were developed through site visits and residencies.

At its heart, From impulse to action is a celebration of Bundanon as an important site of cultural production, one that has existed for thousands of years. It draws on the creative energy of experimentation, proposing a connection between artists past, present and future.

Image: Arthur Boyd, not titled (The Erinyes mask design for Royal Ballet production of “Elektra”), 1963, drawing in brush and black ink and ripolin paint. National Gallery of Australia.

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Cost

Adults $18, Concession $12, Family $40 (two adults, two youth), Members, Children under 12 FREE. First weekend 29/30 January FREE entry

Location

Art Museum

Dates & Times
29/01/2022 - 12/06/2022 Art Museum
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Bundanon acknowledges the people of the Dharawal and Dhurga language groups as the traditional owners of the land within our boundaries, and recognises their continuous connection to culture, community and Country.

In Dharawal the word Bundanon means deep valley.

This website contains names, images and voices of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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