Paper Cut at Mundaring Arts Centre

Paper Cut at Mundaring Arts Centre

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Posted 2013-08-25 by Douglas Sutherland-Brucefollow

Fri 30 Aug 2013 - Sun 06 Oct 2013

Papercut is an ancient art form that has seen centuries of artists use the humblest of materials to create the most intricate of designs.



Mundaring Art Centre 's September's exhibition focuses on this ancient art.

In the accelerating pace of contemporary life, artists Mikaela Castledine, Sue Cotton, Renée Farrant, Pam Langdon, Jennie Nayton, Jeannette Sangen and Thurle Wright, share their explorations of old and new methods of paper art forms, to serve as a timely reminder of the joy to be had in creating and experiencing art that is not in a hurry.

Through cut, paste, fold, wrap or twist, these artists offer a meditative and meticulous approach to the most intricate of designs, in order to create artworks that are at once simple and complex.

Mikaela Castledine forms intricate pictures using the range and depth of colour found in collected and recycled printed paper.



Sue Cotton takes everyday comments her Mum used to say and, using wire and different types of paper, builds her characters to suit these words.

Renée Farrant takes a conceptual approach to the common threads of humanity by extracting every possible use of a single sheet of paper in continuity.

Pam Langdon's work reveres the encyclopaedia as a source of knowledge. Intricately folded and rolled, her artbooks are cut, bound and metamorphosed into precious specimens.

Jennie Nayton examines the shape of the universe by creating forms derived from scientific theories. Mind boggling and stranger than fiction, these theories give rise to fantastical shapes.

Jeannette Sangen is interested in exploring the relationship between humans and animals, focusing on society's treatment of animals as a commodity and our growing disconnection to the origins of our food sources.

Thurle Wright's intricate paper works stem from her interest in
the systems and structures of language and in the ordering, storing and disseminating of knowledge and information to determine our identities.

In Gallery 2, for works with paper of a different kind, local Primary school children investigate the habitats of some of the Perth Hills most endangered species for this year's Mundaring Environmental Art Awards. Hundreds of delightful, insightful images in this amazing display of budding creativity.

Paper Cut and the Mundaring Environmental Art Awards open at 7pm on Friday 30 August and continue until Sunday 6 October.

Mundaring Arts Centre is situated at 7190 Great Eastern Hwy (corner Nichol St) in the heart of Mundaring. Entry is free and the Centre is open Tues-Fri 10 am – 5 pm; Sat/Sun 11 am – 3 pm (closed Mondays and P/Holidays).

For further information, please contact 9295 3991 or visit
the website .



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