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「記憶と色の貯蔵庫から」と題された展覧会では、
ピーターがこの展覧会のために選んだ作品は、
一方、彼の盃の絵は、
ピーターの共同出展者であるダイアナ・デイビスは、
The exhibition entitled “From the Storehouse of Memory and Colour” presents the work of very different artists each with their own well spring of creative energy. In Peter Davidson’s case the trail of artistic memory has significant longevity as he has been a professional artist for over 30? 40? years with a deep commitment of the practice and study of the visual arts, the latter of which culminated in the award of a PhD in Visual Arts from The Australian National University.
The works Peter has chosen for this exhibition reflect the sublime visual; sensations of Awaji Island that appear little changed from its first recorded mentioned in what is celebrated as the world's first novel titled The Book of Genji. The Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge acts as a pivot point for the observer of its ever changing sea and atmospheric moods that appear suddenly and majestically over the mountains of Awaji. In a way my painting exhibits a white western perspective on painting this unique and beautiful coastline with its people fishing boats and major shipping thoroughfares.
On the other hand his sake cup paintings are reflective of the essential Japanese community and social fabric where the stories of the day arediscussedt over these wonderfully made sake cups. Simple easy to hold, the hard clay contains the warm sake of winter which can be sipped and enjoyed by everybody from the salary men and women mingling with factory workers in the taverns that line the seashore towns and the industrial wharves. These ceramic cups with their diverse textures, shapes, sizes, colours and ceramic systems of firings offer an inexhaustible vista of motifs to paint and from which to derive pleasure in studio praxis.
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