Anna Davern

Richard Burns, Anna Davern, Amanda Fox, Lisa Furno, Stephen Gallagher, Pennie Jagiello, Elfrun Lach, Jane Pollard and Mel Young

at Pablo Fanque

November 4 – 24, 2008

Recycled, renewed, reborn is a group exhibition of wonderful works by Australian artisans with a penchant for ethical creations. Using recycled materials and making ethical creations does not mean that design and beauty are forsaken.

Melinda Young, Smoke Neckpiece, 2008, Polyester Sewing Thread, Smoky Quartz, Oxidised 925 Silver

Melinda Young, Blood Neckpiece, 2008, Polyester Sewing Thread, Dyed Quartz, Oxidised 925 Silver

Recycled, reused and renewed looks at artworks in their own right; they just happen to be made from loved or reinvented materials. I have been increasingly captivated with the innovative use of recycled resources in jewellery and object making, and while I appreciate the growing relevance and need to explore the possibilities of working with existing materials, this factor can sometimes overshadow the artworks created.

Pablo Fanque

Metal Collage Workshop with Anna Davern at Craft Victoria

This workshop is aimed at beginners. You will learn very simple techniques of cutting out and joining images from printed biscuit tins etc to make metal collages. Some tins will be provided, however participants are encouraged to bring a pair of small tin snips and any tins that they would like to work with.

www.craftvic.asn.au

Anna Davern – Gallery 3, Craft Victoria

Anna Davern‘s practice intervenes into the iconography of the kitsch souvenir to question cultural identity. In Buena Vista Davern exploits the political import of the silhouette, cutting away from the quaint landscapes of vintage biscuit tins, the ghostly outlines of human figures. The parts removed find new form as objects of adornment, whilst the hollow spaces left behind trace a troubling relationship to national identity.

Phone 03 9650 7775
Fax 03 9650 5688
www.craftvic.asn.au

Gallery and Shop opening hours
Tuesday to Saturday 10am — 5pm