Micro Climate V - Wendy Teakel
My work acknowledges Arte Povera and environmental art. I began creating in the 80’s as a performance artist. Private performance is still important to my approach to practice (through walking, collecting and paying attention on site). Detritus, in this case, rusted fencing wire and a eucalyptus stick, were collected to begin a studio investigation into the nature and fragility of environments. “Micro Climate V” enfolds an inner space of air through the manipulation of the wire and fashioned stick. Delicate pastel marks draw attention to fragility and the edges of the encapsulated space stretching it thin and time-worn.
Bio: Wendy Teakel holds a Masters by Research, RMIT (2004). Since 1980 she has held 38 solo exhibitions and had work curated into over 90 exhibitions in public and private galleries nationally and internationally. She is represented in significant national and private collections including the National Gallery of Australia. She has received numerous awards, most recently winning the Ginninderry Drawing Prize (2020), and Sculpture at Scenicworld (2019). Wendy holds honorary Senior Lecturer status at the Australian National University School of Art and Design and she is regularly engaged as an expert judge and selector for competitions, prizes and creative grants. www.wendyteakel.com
My work acknowledges Arte Povera and environmental art. I began creating in the 80’s as a performance artist. Private performance is still important to my approach to practice (through walking, collecting and paying attention on site). Detritus, in this case, rusted fencing wire and a eucalyptus stick, were collected to begin a studio investigation into the nature and fragility of environments. “Micro Climate V” enfolds an inner space of air through the manipulation of the wire and fashioned stick. Delicate pastel marks draw attention to fragility and the edges of the encapsulated space stretching it thin and time-worn.
Bio: Wendy Teakel holds a Masters by Research, RMIT (2004). Since 1980 she has held 38 solo exhibitions and had work curated into over 90 exhibitions in public and private galleries nationally and internationally. She is represented in significant national and private collections including the National Gallery of Australia. She has received numerous awards, most recently winning the Ginninderry Drawing Prize (2020), and Sculpture at Scenicworld (2019). Wendy holds honorary Senior Lecturer status at the Australian National University School of Art and Design and she is regularly engaged as an expert judge and selector for competitions, prizes and creative grants. www.wendyteakel.com
My work acknowledges Arte Povera and environmental art. I began creating in the 80’s as a performance artist. Private performance is still important to my approach to practice (through walking, collecting and paying attention on site). Detritus, in this case, rusted fencing wire and a eucalyptus stick, were collected to begin a studio investigation into the nature and fragility of environments. “Micro Climate V” enfolds an inner space of air through the manipulation of the wire and fashioned stick. Delicate pastel marks draw attention to fragility and the edges of the encapsulated space stretching it thin and time-worn.
Bio: Wendy Teakel holds a Masters by Research, RMIT (2004). Since 1980 she has held 38 solo exhibitions and had work curated into over 90 exhibitions in public and private galleries nationally and internationally. She is represented in significant national and private collections including the National Gallery of Australia. She has received numerous awards, most recently winning the Ginninderry Drawing Prize (2020), and Sculpture at Scenicworld (2019). Wendy holds honorary Senior Lecturer status at the Australian National University School of Art and Design and she is regularly engaged as an expert judge and selector for competitions, prizes and creative grants. www.wendyteakel.com