Manilla based artist Marilynne Barnes has been in Gunnedah’s artistic spotlight for the month of September.
The Bicentennial Creative Arts Gallery had the fortune of housing her latest exhibit ‘A Lifetime of Change’ along with a workshop conducted by the artist last weekend.
The workshop, in conjunction with Arts Gunnedah, was an opportunity to learn about the human form from the artist who likes to question the rules.
Gunnedah Cultural Precinct’s Jade Punch said they were lucky to have a male model volunteer, as often women ended up taking the role.
She described the exhibit’s opening at the beginning of the month as well received by those in attendance.
“It is an absolutely beautiful exhibit,” she said. “The opening was quite lovely.”
The accumulated works detail the transformation of the human body from infancy to old age.
The artist has used multiple different mediums and styles, but has always been drawn to the human form.
Jade said that because of this, the collection looks like it is made by “several different artists”.
“She likes to break the rules when it comes to creating art,” Jade said.
The artist’s work often touches on political topics with the aim of questioning the viewer’s own belief on the subject.
“Things like what we deem as socially acceptable,” she said.
“How people are received in the community for their differences.”
This exhibition focuses on personal growth such as the body’s development throughout life.
“That is the topic that comes through the strongest,” Jade said. “The ebb and flow of how we change in our lifetimes.”
Diane Hasler.
Oil on canvas work, ‘Kathy’. Photo: Emma Shanley
Guests at the opening of ‘A Lifetime of Change’ exhibit earlier in the month.
Marilynne Barnes and Kate McGrath at the opening. Photo: Emma Shanley
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