Pentimenti, Gallerysmith 3 Sep – 9 Oct 2021

Strampp’s images are so delicately and finely layered onto linen, that if the light falls at a certain angle a glimpse of something tangible can appear, then leave without a trace. At other times roads, rivers, distant lights, smoke and other signs of life come into view through painted swathes of canvas that cast shadow or emanate light. These tricks with materials and brush are what make her work so compelling. In them exists an otherness between truth and fiction. Are these places real or conjured from the imagination?
Excerpt from essay by Marita Smith

Video of gallery installation with narrative by artist here. (3 minutes).

View catalogue here.

GALLERYSMITH
170-174 Abbotsford Street
North Melbourne
VIC 3051
AUSTRALIA

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