These
works of art were exhibited at Saloni M goes South, September 19 - October
1, 2000.
Born in Avellino,
Italy, my family and I arrived
in Australia in 1968.
I am currently
completing my Masters in Fine
Arts at Monash University.
One of the
particular themes that I am exploring
in my studio research is the 'House/Home'.
The collection
of works represented in this
exhibition, 'Saloni M.' are a small part of a
larger series that I am presently in the middle
of completing.
Detail
of "Reflection" Series
(etching/aquatint chine collé)
Working with
five images, layering
and using the printmaking medium
of etching, I have created different
environments for my houses. Some
flat, some layered and some taking
on three-dimensional qualities as in
the case with "Aperto/Chuisa", a
concertina style Artists' book.
Aperto/Chiusa
(etching/aquatint with areated concrete)
The works at
first glance
may not be easily identifiable -
it takes a closer inspection,
to try and decipher the text
and images used, to wander
around their environments
and to decipher their function.
