Arts

Blue Mountains Art Gallery swing into the season of summer with two new exciting exhibits.

Cloth: From Seeds to Bloom – an alluring newexhibit from textile artist Julie Paterson will be running at the gallery from 9 December 2017 – 28 January 2018 with a special opening by Steven Pozel, Creative Director and Innovation Strategist for the gallery. The exhibit traces over 20 years of work from blue mountains local Julie Paterson – who has become recognised as one of Australia’s most influential textile designers.

The Visitors exhibition sees contemporary artists Heidi Axelson and Hugo Moline dig into how humanity can interact and influence plant life through alternate means. It explores the encounters and exchanges between humans and the botanical world while asking the question, ‘rather than simply using plants to do things for us, could we work for them?’.

The exhibition investigates the potential of this ‘Plant agency’ in Katoomba and its surrounds. The Visitors will be opened by Conceptual Artist and Cultural Activist Ian Milliss and will be running at the gallery from 9 December 2017 – 14 January 2018.

Cloth: From Seeds to Bloom by Julie Paterson

Showing @ the Blue Mountains Art Gallery December 9 2017 until 28 January 2018.

The Visitors by Heidi Axelson and Hugo Moline

Showing @ the Blue Mountains Art Gallery December 9 2017 until 14 January 2018.

Pic 1: (Top) A sample of Julia Paterson's works. Image courtesy the artist (Julie Paterson) and Australian Design Centre. Photo by Armelle Habbib.

Pic 2: (Homepage Slider) Heidi Axelsen & Hugo Moline The Visitors 2017, digital C print. Image courtesy the artists.