Solar Power
The world symbolically (and literally) revolves around the sun. The great giver of light and energy is an enduring point of cultural fascination for all people.
This selection of works from the Collection observes solar phenomena, use light as a driver for artistic creation and consider that our relationship to this fiery cosmic object must be taken seriously, especially given the human causes of climate change here on Earth.
This exhibition is open during the early dog days of Bunuru: the hot and harsh second summer that marks in the Noongar calendar the blooming of white flowering gums, abundant freshwater fishing and animals (us included) finding a shady place to sit whenever we can.
These selections – made by collections and exhibition staff members at John Curtin Gallery – draw from the vast history of acquisitions made since the Collection’s commencement in 1968, now containing over 3,200 objects.
Solar Power features work by;
Brenda L. Croft
Lesley Duxbury
Tracey Moffatt
Miriam Stannage
Toby Tomlinson
Peter Upward
Exhibition: 9 February – 14 April 2024
Header Image: Toby Tomlinson Hiker’s Path, 2021. Curtin University Art Collection. Purchased with the assistance of the Vice-Chancellors discretionary funds, 2021.
