This diverse selection of works comprising recent acquisitions to Geelong Gallery’s collection test the nexus between art and design and reflect the Gallery’s evolving strategy and growing commitment to exhibit and collect the works of key practitioners working at the tantalising and experimental intersection of art and design. From crafted wood and woven grasses, to forged metal and pinned textiles, these objects transcend their materiality and the process of making to become works of art. The Sweet Spot—Between Art and Design includes works by Maree Clarke, Tammy Gilson, Helmut Lueckenhausen, David McDiarmid, Neil Roberts, Louise Saxton, and Blanche Tilden, among others.
Image: Louise Saxton, REST—the sleeping hermaphrodite (after Anon (ancient) & Bernini 1620) 2018-21, reclaimed needlework, lace-pins, nylon tulle, Vliesofix, silk organza, beading-pins, archival mount-board, Geelong Gallery, Gift of Colin Alexander through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2023, © courtesy of the artist
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