Joanna Logue Landscape Paintings

09 Nov - 02 Dec 2007

Artist Statement by Joanna Logue
"This series of paintings are impressions of the landscape inspired by my travels around Canberra. Here I was particularly interested in depicting the ephemeral, ever-changing nature of the landscape, suggesting a memory or a dream like quality. I enjoy the disparity between the physical harshness and geometry found in the bush and the visual softness within the sweep. I feel these paintings speak of a robustness yet fragility evident in the landscape which suggest a kind of pathos or tenderness."

About This Exhibition
Logue paints several works at once and shifts the pieces around, designing the sequence to get the formal composition right. The smaller works inform the large one, and the empty canvas works as contemplation or as resting - place - for the eye. They act as negatives or fragments of the whole scene - they are fleeting glimpses or memories of the larger landscape.

The multi-layered surface textures and atmospheric qualities of Logue’s paintings echo the complexity of defining a place and a moment in time. She scrapes back paint to convey effects of fog and mist, which confuse space and deny us a sense of perspective. The blurring effect allows the eye to move quickly over the image by eliminating extraneous detail and emphasizing the initial impression of the landscape. While her paintings are influenced by her home, the archetypal qualities of Joanna Logue’s paintings transcend notions of a specific place.

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Exhibition Date: 09 Nov - 02 Dec 2007