Exhibition explores concerns of our time.
Published on 01 November 2024
Opening on 16 November at the Wangaratta Art Gallery, Material Implications is an exhibition by Ballarat-based artists Tim Craker and Carole Wilson, who transform recycled and found materials into thought-provoking works. This exhibition delves into themes of waste, loss, place, and environmental degradation, raising awareness of some of today’s most pressing issues through the considered re-use of discarded materials.
Wangaratta Art Gallery Director, Rachel Arndt says:
Environmental management is a concern for all of us. Australia’s waste challenges continue to grow. Ballarat-based artists Tim Craker and Carole Wilson highlight this and their reuse of found objects and other recycled materials in their art practice is thoughtful and compelling.
Tim Craker creates sculptures and installations using a variety of found materials from bottle tops to buckets. Craker holds an Honours Degree in Fine Art from RMIT and has exhibited extensively in Melbourne and Malaysia in both solo and group shows.
Carole Wilson stitches together vintage maps to engage with aspects of botany, the environment, garden history and travel. Wilson is an Associate Professor at Federation University Australia, working as a Senior Lecturer at the Arts Academy, and holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Visual Art) from the University of Ballarat.
Wilson explains that she sources discarded maps and atlases “which speak of a different era and a disappearing approach to sourcing information about locations and travel. In these times of smart phones and google maps, such printed items are rapidly becoming obsolete.” She incorporates needlework techniques into her paper and mixed media artworks, revealing implications towards material or textile practices. “The meditative activity of carefully selecting, hand cutting and stitching the map components provides the opportunity to contemplate the rapidity of change in this era of globalisation” she says.
Artist Talks @ Wangaratta Art Gallery
Saturday 16 November
10.30am in Gallery 2 | Tim Craker and Carole Wilson discuss Material Implications
2.30pm in Gallery 1 | Hannah Gartside and Britt Salt discuss Counterparts
All welcome. To book your free ticket, please visit: www.wangarattaartgallery.com.au
Material Implications
9 November - 22 December 2024
Gallery 2, Wangaratta Art Gallery, 56 Ovens Street, Wangaratta.
Gallery hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 10am - 4pm.
For further information about this media release, please contact Gallery Director, Rachel Arndt on r.arndt@wangaratta.vic.gov.au