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ART EXHIBIT
"Life is Short" by Peter Eastman
Venue: What if the World... 208 Albert Rd, Woodstock. Tel: (021) 448 1438.
Gallery Hours: Tue - Fri: 10:00am - 5:00pm, Sat: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Duration: 2 Sep - 2 Oct 2010
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In his new series of shadow paintings Eastman has created a
collection of silhouetted shadow portraits that appear to the viewer
simultaneously strange and familiar. The works are rendered using
Eastman's signature technique of enamel on aluminium and the shadows
themselves are enigmatically cast against this monochromatic shimmering
surface .
The works, by virtue of their reflective and changeable surface also echo
the impermanence and transience of the shadow projected.
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The shadow by its nature, is a form that is synonymous with
metamorphosis, and in the case of Eastman's work it is a fleeting moment
captured in the reflective painted surface, capable of evoking memory and
self reflective interpretation in the viewer.
The materiality of the paintings invite reflection in both a physical and
conceptual way, allowing a space for the interpretation of one's own
iridescent image as reflected on the surface of the artists' canvas, and
for interpretations of the shadows themselves, the personas they
represent, and moments they record.
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