15 Sep We Can Be Heroes by Kathryn Gallagher | October 13th – 27th
Please join us on the opening night
Tuesday October 13th from 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Project 504 Gallery, 504 Pacific Hwy,
St Leonards NSW 2065.
Anala Art Advisory in collaboration with Project [504]
Proudly Present an exhibition by artist Kathryn Gallagher
“We Could Be Hero’s”
I have always had a strong love and admiration for superheroes as far back as
I can remember. To me they represent the supreme beings that live within us
all. They are characters who possess powers in which we could only dream of
having, but more importantly rather than using those abilities for selfish means
they choose to use them for the greater good. Sharing what gifts they have been
blessed with to help others in need. Additionally they are modest characters who
don’t desire adulation, but would rather mask their true identities in favor of
becoming a symbol of hope.
With this body of work I aimed to give people some sort of escapism no matter
what the demographic, from a child right through to adulthood. If you’re a
painter you paint; if you’re a sculptor, you sculpt; if you’re a writer, you write; if
you’re a songwriter, you give songs; if you’re a dancer, you give dance. It’s an
important thing to want to touch the heart I choose to do it through the love and
joy and the simplicity of art.
– Kathryn Gallagher
About the Artist:
Sydney-based artist Kathryn Gallagher is well known for her acclaimed Pop Art paintings. Her works represent a visual, poetic and rhythmic blending of word, symbol and image.
Her dynamic paintings are complex mash-ups of popular culture that savagely critique our media and advertising obsessed society, while still appealing to the child within.
Kathryn’s work has appeared in various art publications and newspapers including: Australian Art Collector, Empty, Vivid Magazine, Phoenix Graphics and Art Almanac. Her work has also been featured on Cable television’s Studio Channel to coincide with Sydney’s Pride Festival.
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