Supernature

PaintLounge : Exhibitions & conversations about contemporary painting.

Supernature brings together five painters, all of whom make paintings that could be considered, in part, to be a contemplation or examination of, our relationship with nature. A questioning of we actually mean when we talk about ‘nature’? In an age where mankind’s relationship with the natural world could be considered fractured, alienated and volatile, is it even possible for painting to respond to these relationships? 

Can an artist still take a celebratory approach to ideas of ‘nature’ and ‘landscape’? If it is to be a questioning response, that addresses the seemingly overwhelming concerns around global warming and climate change, is the act of painting a medium that can really address these concerns? Rather than trying to face the vastness of these issues head on, all the artists in this show are in some way coming at them sideways. Looking at the peripheral details, seeking the sublime in unlikely places, to capture a sense of a particular location, or finding parallels between their intuitive making processes and nature’s dynamism, sometimes to use as a vehicle for the artists own other concerns.

Exhibition tour with the artists 2pm Saturday 25 September