Lot 28

Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane (label verso)
Private collection, Melbourne

Monica Rohan: Disappearing Act, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane, 25 April - 13 May 2023

"'Disappearing Act' examines feelings of anxiety and concern toward landscapes under threat. In these paintings, curtains of patterned textiles are drawn back by disembodied hands, creating portals to seemingly idyllic environments beyond. Against the depth of these vistas the fabrics flatten into abstract designs that hinder and distract the eye, drawing attention to the way paintings mediate our experience of the landscape. This tension between the textiles and what they conceal transforms the landscape into an ambiguous, uncanny space that oscillates between anxiety and calm." (excerpt, Artist statement)

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