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Portfolio of recent works towards exhibition with Penny Contemporary
5th October - 24th October 2018
(This page is a place for me to add new works together before final selection for life.e.quatic exhibition)
life.e.quatic exhibition
life.e.quatic continues the aquatic theme laced throughout my sculpture, painted and wearable art pieces. works inspired by the natural aquatic environment and the creatures within. My interpretation of the complex structures, vivid colours and intricate patterning observed in a variety of marine creatures as well as a reference to man’s influence over his environment. A meshing as well as a symbolic representation of how coral and surrounding ecosystems, once autonomous must now cling to us in the hopes of maintaining their continued existence....
(This page is a place for me to add new works together before final selection for life.e.quatic exhibition)
life.e.quatic exhibition
life.e.quatic continues the aquatic theme laced throughout my sculpture, painted and wearable art pieces. works inspired by the natural aquatic environment and the creatures within. My interpretation of the complex structures, vivid colours and intricate patterning observed in a variety of marine creatures as well as a reference to man’s influence over his environment. A meshing as well as a symbolic representation of how coral and surrounding ecosystems, once autonomous must now cling to us in the hopes of maintaining their continued existence....
e.quatic.fan coral
life.e.quatic.coral cluster
life.e.quatic.coral cluster
life.e.quatic.coral cluster
e.quatic.coral cluster1.2
e.quatic.coral 1.3
e.quatic.coral coral 1.4
e.quatic.urchin 1.3
e.quatic.fan coral
e.quatic.fan coral 1.2
e.quatic.jelly 1.2
e.quatic.jelly 1.3
e.quatic.ray 1.1
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e.quatic.octopus 1.2
face coral red
face coral yellow
e.quatic.anemone 1.1 1.1
e.quatic.anemone 1.2
e.quatic.jelly1.4
e.quatic.sea slug
life.e.quatic.self2
e.quatic.jelly 1.3
life.e.quatic.2.1
life.e.quatic.2.3
e.quatic.fan coral 1.2
life.e.quatic.2.4
life.e.quatic.2.5
life.e.quatic.2.6
life.e.quatic.2.7
e.quatic.anenome
Artwork details:
Painting are synthetic polymer (acrylic paint) sealed on canvas 61 H x 51 W cm
Sculptures are a combination of freehand & machine 3Dprinted from ABS & TPU filament as well as hand-built clay claws, teeth.
bio:Erica Gray lives and works on the Gold Coast, QLD. In practice she regularly exhibits work nationally and internationally often switching between media including painting, wearable art and soft sculpture. Solo exhibitions include ‘Rubber Gloves, Sharp Teeth and Other Pointy Bits’ displayed at the Tweed Regional Art Gallery, ‘PIPE DREAMS’ displayed at the Gold Coast City Art Gallery, the Noosa & Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery. Her work has been a finalist in numerous painting exhibitions among them semi-finalist in the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize 2013 and finalist in The Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize 2014, 2016 and 2018 as well as Finalist in the 2015 Hurford Hardwood Portrait Prize.
Painting are synthetic polymer (acrylic paint) sealed on canvas 61 H x 51 W cm
Sculptures are a combination of freehand & machine 3Dprinted from ABS & TPU filament as well as hand-built clay claws, teeth.
bio:Erica Gray lives and works on the Gold Coast, QLD. In practice she regularly exhibits work nationally and internationally often switching between media including painting, wearable art and soft sculpture. Solo exhibitions include ‘Rubber Gloves, Sharp Teeth and Other Pointy Bits’ displayed at the Tweed Regional Art Gallery, ‘PIPE DREAMS’ displayed at the Gold Coast City Art Gallery, the Noosa & Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery. Her work has been a finalist in numerous painting exhibitions among them semi-finalist in the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize 2013 and finalist in The Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize 2014, 2016 and 2018 as well as Finalist in the 2015 Hurford Hardwood Portrait Prize.