The exhibition Over the Fence, currently on display at the UQ Art Museum features a selection of photographic works from eighteen contemporary Indigenous artists. The selected artworks have been drawn from the private collection of art enthusiast, collector and philanthropist Patrick Corrigan.
The exhibition, curated by Gordon Craig and titled after an artwork by Destiny Deacon, features artists including Richard Bell, Bindi Cole, Fiona Foley, Nici Cumpston, Christian Thompson, Vernon Ah Kee, Darren Siwes, Mervyn Bishop, Tracey Moffatt, Brenda L Croft, Destiny Deacon, Michael Cook, James Tylor, Ricky Maynard, Michael Riley, Brook Andrew, Leah King-Smith and Tony Albert.
After viewing the exhibition, it becomes apparent that Over the Fence is not just a collection of photographs by artists that share a similar cultural heritage. Instead, it is a deeply personal and reflective view of Australian society through the lens of …show more content…
This is true for Moffatt’s series which examines damaging racial sexual and gender stereotypes to explore issues concerning identity. Her work is multidimensional and explores identity in a way that is relevant to Indigenous people, yet is not confined to that thread.
Over the Fence is a remarkably well thought out exhibition that cleverly navigates issues regarding the categorization of Indigenous art. The photographs in the exhibition were not simply selected because they were captured by an Indigenous artist, but because they capture the experience of that artist as an Indigenous person. It rejects stereotypes concerning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their art, while also positioning them as an active component of contemporary Australian culture and
The exhibition, curated by Gordon Craig and titled after an artwork by Destiny Deacon, features artists including Richard Bell, Bindi Cole, Fiona Foley, Nici Cumpston, Christian Thompson, Vernon Ah Kee, Darren Siwes, Mervyn Bishop, Tracey Moffatt, Brenda L Croft, Destiny Deacon, Michael Cook, James Tylor, Ricky Maynard, Michael Riley, Brook Andrew, Leah King-Smith and Tony Albert.
After viewing the exhibition, it becomes apparent that Over the Fence is not just a collection of photographs by artists that share a similar cultural heritage. Instead, it is a deeply personal and reflective view of Australian society through the lens of …show more content…
This is true for Moffatt’s series which examines damaging racial sexual and gender stereotypes to explore issues concerning identity. Her work is multidimensional and explores identity in a way that is relevant to Indigenous people, yet is not confined to that thread.
Over the Fence is a remarkably well thought out exhibition that cleverly navigates issues regarding the categorization of Indigenous art. The photographs in the exhibition were not simply selected because they were captured by an Indigenous artist, but because they capture the experience of that artist as an Indigenous person. It rejects stereotypes concerning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their art, while also positioning them as an active component of contemporary Australian culture and