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Official Opening: Thursday, 16 July, 3 to 5pm

Opening Speaker: Janet Mansfield

Earth to Form

Curated by Gudrun Klix

This exhibition brings together a group of artists, who wholly or partially use clay for sculptural work. What differentiates them from the potter is that while clay is a medium of choice, it is no longer defines them. Rather it is the exploration and expression of idea that matters most.

With these the artist strives to produce works that engage the audience in an intimate conversation that can instill in the fingers a memory of the texture of the earth and its will to form. Or they may trigger thoughts about our headlong journey into environmental oblivion, or engage us with our own personal or cultural history. Above all the aim is to bring about engagement.

Artists:

Walter Auer, Anna Choi, Kim Dickey, Helen Earl, Gudrun Klix , Jia Haur Liang, Bill Lungas, Pip McManus , Bruce McWhinney, Angela Valamanesh, Ken Yonetani and Virginia Scotchie.

Directions from National Art School:

The Tin Sheds Gallery, 148 City Rd, Chippendale
From Oxford St opposite Palmer St, take Bus no. 378 to Railway Square or 311 to Central Station [Eddy Ave.] 
From Railway Square, Stand C: Buses 422, 423, 426, or 428. [6 stops, 7 mins]  Alight on City Rd near Butlin Ave, opposite the Sydney University Gates. Turn left and walk back down City Rd on the right hand side to find the Faculty of Architecture building. The Gallery is on the ground floor.