June-July 2005
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Les Kossatz - Postcards series
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Les Kossatz is a leading Australian sculptor whose work includes the Coat of Arms and Ceremonial entry doors to the High Court of Australia, the Australian National Korean War memorial and his Coming and Going (part of his sheep series).
Les is a lecturer in Sculpture at Monash University .
A major retrospective of his work is planned for 2008 at the Heide Park and Art Gallery .
Michael Skilney
Michael is an Artist/ Interior Designer/ Colour Consultant markel@alphalink.com.au
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Artist Statement:
These paintings form part of an ongoing series based on flower and landscape studies. The work aims at challenging peoples' perceptions and questions how we look at images and how we become aware of their underlying complexities.
When viewed from a distance the visual content becomes a lot clearer and obvious. The forms and colours combine to create an illusion of realism. Upon further inspection up close to the works, you realise that these images are in fact a product of carefully orchestrated geometric shapes.
The viewer is taken into a "floating world" of surreal images much like that seen under a microscope. This quality in the works leaves the abstracted image open for a variety of interpretations.