Cynthia Ellis - 2 Dogs Art Space - Akashi - Japan

Paintings by Cynthia Ellis

2 Dogs Art Space has pleasure in exhibiting the artworks of Cynthia Ellis who is an international painter from America and Australia, following is some statements by her about her studio praxis with a link to her web page for further study of her painting Praxis.

Art Statement for the 2 Dogs Art Space Exhibition

Painting During the first 15 years of my arts practice, I focused on the meaning of my painting and how I was to develop my ideas. My exploration led me to a lot of reflective time, The figure that predominates in these works is of myself. I look continuously at what my work means and how am I able to convey this. I began to understand that my paintings belonged within my personal perspective of my environment physically and emotively.

Here is another art statement by Cynthia's from her website please visit 

to see further images of Painting

I have been asked on numerous talks with others about the paintings material, I'm asked, is it plastic moulding, mixed media, a filler, plaster even, what gives the paintings their thickness? The bulk of the material is gained through the application of large amounts of paint, which allows the material to be built up into large mounds. The surface can be changed during the process of the paintings development and in time long after the painting is completed (see pull painting before and current image). The material itself is in part how I respond to the work; colour and bulk thereby creating my own interaction of act and react situation scenario. My painting practice is a solo act and self absorbed to a point. I also enjoy the timely process throughout the painting and at the completion of a painting, while the surface continues to change throughout the drying process. I find this an exciting aspect to the paintings development, which can be surprising and even compelling. Its as if the paint is alive and continues to grow through change and climate. I think of the material as a physical being, an extension of my body into another body as conveyed through the paint material. In this sense, the paintings are almost human. 

Cynthia Ellis

Link to Cynthia's webpage

http://www.cynthiaellis.com.au/gallery/gallery.html

Michelle Green Bourne - Australian Artist - 2 Dogs Art Space Akashi - Japan

Artwork by Michelle Bourne

This current exhibition at 2 Dogs Art Space by Michelle Green Bourne reflects her ongoing passion to bring Australian/ Asian aesthetic memories  to the audience through her developing painterly systems that happen in studio praxis.

The Japanese audience discussing Green Bourne's paintings

Pippa Tandy Australian Photographer

Photographs by Pippa Tandy for further images of her artworks

 please click link at bottom of page

Following essay by Pippa Tandy

I live in East Perth, Western Australia. Whenever I can I like to walk, photographing the landscape, people and built environments. I find digital photography to be a wonderful tool for the discovery, observation and investigation of my surroundings, which are changing so fast that is almost impossible to apprehend these transformations from one day to the next. In recent months I have also returned to using film, which requires me to work a bit harder and take more time to think about what I am doing.

The earliest images in these pages were shot with a small Kodak point-and-shoot. As I my needs changed and the technology became more accessible, I started using a Nikon D80 camera, and then a Nikon D300S. The lenses I use include a Zoom-Nikkor 17-55 lens, an 18-200, a 50 mm f 1.4G, and most recently a 35 mm f 1.8G. I sometimes shoot with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3, or a Leica X-2, which are handy cameras when you don’t want to be too obvious, or to carry too much. The works in the most recent Japanese show are shot with the Nikon and a 35 mm or 50 mm lens, except for a couple for which I used the 18-200 mm. Most of the latter Dwellingup photos were shot with the 18-200.

I am now using a Leica M9P most of the time, with  50 and 35 mm lenses, and also use a Leica MP film camera when I can.

I print my own work and have been experimenting with different types of paper. I printed the later works for Japan on Hahnemühle Rag Pearl Paper, which I really like, and the ones for the Dwellingup residency on Ilford Gold Fibre Silk, which is a bit easier to get hold of here in Perth. The earlier works in these pages were printed on whatever I could get hold of at the time, by whatever means. Most of the Alice Street exhibition was done on Canson Platine.

Images from my various exhibitions are posted under the Exhibitions link on the main menu, with dropdown links for each. My most recent exhibitions are Alice Street: Images from a House in August 2012, and The William Street Project, December 2013. Works in the Alice Street show and installation shots can be found here. I am currently preparing a book about the Alice Street Project. Images from the William Street exhibition are here.

More recently I have been making images during my daily nine kilometer walk to and from my work, often in darkness.  Some of these are posted in the blog page on this website.

I think the nocturne is my favourite form in all of the arts.

Link to Pippa Tandy

http://pippatandy.com/

Night time gallery viewing at 2 Dogs Art Space Akashi

Its always good to have the audience come in the night its not often it happens especially on these bitterly cold rain soaked days in Akashi. Community in Art is important for its supports culture and that in a way civilises the community that one lives in, so it works hand and in hand. 

It doesnt matter how big or small the art spaces are what matters is that it gets support and it grows within the community that it coexists with in the now. To the two nice ladies that visited the art space tonight thankyou.

2 Two Dogs Art Space opening soon

2 Dogs Art Space will be opening soon there will be no parties and mostly the public will view the artworks on show through this blog and as the space has very few opening times, visits by the audience will be infrequent but this website will be keeped up to date.  Thank you for you patronage it is greatly appreciated.