Scott Whittingham
'Id'
acrylic on canvas
'Conscious Subconscious #1'
oil on canvas
'Conscious Subconscious #5'
oil on canvas
'Conscious Awareness'
acrylic on canvas
artworks from It's the Little Things
December 2015
'East Coast'
Oil on canvas
'Island'
polymer paint on canvas
'What lies beyond'
Oil on canvas
from Moving - June 2015
Scott Whittingham presented
- a solo pop-up exhibition -
at the Serpentine Community Gallery
between 18 Feb and 3 March 2015.
In describing his works, Scott Whittingham states:
"My harmonious abstract paintings explore the
reinterpretation of the Australian landscape
and sense of place.
The notion of fragility, transcendence and spirituality
are key aspects that are envisaged from various
perspectives and circumstances
with the aid of photographs,
‘Photoshop’ and subconscious equilibrium.
The textural quality, application and removal of paint
create a vibrancy and energetic aesthetic."
'Alternating Realities'
mixed media
'Basket Empty - Sorry Generation'
oil on canvas
'Subconscious Awakening'
oil on canvas
- the Serpentine Community Gallery Art Prize exhibition -
November 2014
Opening of 'Walking in tall grass"
& the Serpentine Community Gallery
Art Prize 2014: (L to R) Judge Brett Adlington, winner Scott Whittingham, gallery committee members
with Lismore Major Jenny Dowell.
The artist & his award winning work
'Sunburnt Country'
'Displacement'
'Solitude'
'Stolen'
"Beyond The Anti-Aesthetic Veil of Criticality - Mark Searle"
oil/ bristle on canvas
Mark Searle is an endearing individual, employed as a technical officer
at Southern Cross University. Many students of past and present comment
on his friendliness, approachability and enthusiasm. Mark was a musician,
(‘Earl’s Court’ 1966-1970, Go-Set Top 60#24) boat builder, carpenter, parent, and
has recently helped design a portable solar power unit for the Byron Bay Blues Fest.
It is good to acknowledge those behind events. We first met at 'The Boat'
in Lismore, which was part of 'Art In The Heart' whilst supporting poets,
musicians and performance artists. Mark lives by the river in Ballina and
he enthusiastically revealed, "You can hear the sound of the river from within".
The turgid water is a metaphor for toil and struggle, like the rising and
subsiding of tides, our emotions ebb and flow. My oeuvre is influenced by the
philosopher, Jean Baudrillard. (1929-2007), as indicated by the ‘Guardian’ UK, ‘
…blurred the boundaries between reality and simulation’. I am influenced in
style by Guy Maestri, Ben Quilty and Vincent Van Gogh. Most of us look
in the mirror on a daily basis, and we may reflect upon the ageing process,
memory, and the fragility and sometimes uncertainty of life.
from the Northern Rivers Portrait Prize 2013
Salon des Refuses - June 2013
'Presence'
mixed media
'Soccer Dude (Red Shoes)'
mixed media
from Presence
December 2012
From 20th November to 3rd December 2012, Scott Whittingham presents his 1st solo exhibition at the Serpentine,Paintings Inspired by Poetry. Opening night, on Friday the 23rd November at 7pm, is a family and community event and will include poetry readings, music and refreshments/nibbles. This exhibition showcases paintings, sculpture & mixed media works based on spiritual, religious, cultural, psychological, emotional, and physical inter-connectivity with the natural landscape. Inspired by his poetry and utilizing his knowledge of how specific inks, acrylics, and mediums react with each other amongst resins and varying surfaces, Scott has been on a journey, not only of exploration from within, but one of aesthetics, the sublime, and of iconographical and historical overtones.
On this journey he has created a series of works that revolve around personal interactions
with the Australian Landscape, drawing on memories of specific experiences,
and incorporating underlying changes in individual perception and
tolerance within the contemporary multicultural Australian setting.
'Tides of Discontent'
Mixed media on canvas
65cm x 80cm
'Peering Through the Mist'
Mixed media on canvas
101.5cm x 101.5cm
'Dance of Life'
Oil on canvas
70cm x 60cm
* After completing a BA in Education and a Master of Art at New South Wales University's College of Fine Arts, Scott Whittingham has been drawn to the lush and picturesque landscape of Lismore.
'Australiana'
Mixed media and resin on art board
Artist Statement: 'Home is where the heart is…
home is a psychological, spiritual, emotional, physical interconnectivity with a place, the land … the Earth.
In Aboriginal, religious belief, a person’s spirit may return in human, animal or plant form after death
… since the ‘White Australia Policy’ … we pay respect to the Widjabul people of the Bunjalung nation.'
- Scott Whittingham, Augusr 2012
from Home Sweet Home
- a combined exhibition by members of the Blue Knob Hall, Roxy and Serpentine galleries -
August 2012 @ the Serpentine Community Gallery
September/October 2012 @ Blue Knob Hall Gallery
'Tranquility 3'
Framed print
Artist Statement: Within the elements of nature one finds that moment of bliss.
Almost hypnotic balance with the senses of sight, of smell, on terrain.
- Scott Whittingham, July 2012
from Yes Please held in July 2012
'Crest of Femininity'
Sandstone
'After Long'
Mixed media
from Scarlet 2012
1st June to 2nd July
'Chrysalis'
Mixed media
'State of Change'
Mixed media
'Ulterior Demise'
Oil on canvas
- Artist Statement -
Inspired by the creatures
of the night and day
and how they have been
drawn by the light.
The sun gives them direction,
Artworks from Metamorphosis
May 2012
'Dance of Life II'
Artworks donated to the
Serpentine Community Gallery's
held on the 13th May 2012
'A Parallel to Bacon'
'Journey To Lismore'
Pastel on paper
'Sustainable Futures'
Photography
'Fantasy Island'
Mixed media, resin on canvas
'Lismore Mist'
Oil on canvas
'Collective'
Ceramic
'Springing From Bluegrass'
Mixed media
'Sustainable Collectiveness'
Ceramic and glass
'Alternative Reality'
Mixed media
'Katoomba Bluebird'
Mixed media
from Miniatures
February/March 2012
'Beyond the Lismore Show'
Subject: Dennis Dingo Dryden
Oil on canvas
People of all ages gather near ‘The Heart’ for the spectacle.
Standing united intently gaze at the bucked bull rider.
Various signs erected in plain sight.
‘Don’t frack our water’ and ‘water is life’.
How is it that economics is put before community health?
Hefty fines apply to others for environmental strife.
Dollars flash in the forefront of their lobes.
How is it ethical to poison our water supply?
When is enough, enough!
Water is our lifeline in the absence of desalination plant.
Children pound the pavement with conviction.
A commitment and insight for The Northern Rivers.
Ingrained environmental ideologies of adolescence flood the mind,
Whilst an idle protester stands erect with yellow sign.
The Lismore Show is a weekend of celebration for most.
Our minds are temporarily detached,
To reside with the land, sky, and of the spectacle.
Drawn in the direction of music caressed by the wind,
Hypnotised by the verse of Banjo Paterson.
Amongst the smell of beer, manure and corn dog.
Denis ‘Dingo’ Dryden performs his original solo bush ballads.
The mind, body and soul is encapsulated,
Beyond the previous days of CSG rallies, and discontentment.
from the Northern Rivers Portrait Prize's
March/April 2012
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