Serpentine Arts

Please Explain

A group show entitled

"Please Explain"

opens on Friday the 23rd of June 2017, at 6pm,

This exhibition explores the political climate

and current issues through the eyes of local artists.

On view until the 18th of July 2017.

The theme ‘PLEASE EXPLAIN!’

is a term most of us are familiar with,

however its origins and entry into

the contemporary Australian lexicon

is irrelevant in this context,

and the term does not have to be interpreted

as political. It has been chosen as a satirical

and/or serious theme to provide artists

with the opportunity to explore any and all

current issues in any creative manner

and medium of their choosing.

Open to artists of the Northern Rivers.

An invitation to have your say.

Get it off your chest.

Share your views.

In a world of uncertainty

let's get some clarity.

Please bring your works to the gallery

by Tuesday the 20th of June.

We are living in times with broad struggles

from basic human rights to earth rights during times of narrow streams of media.

The voices of artists throughout history document, interpret and comment on the political climate.

This will be an interesting exhibition of interesting times. The theme is broad

and our artists' interpretations, collectively, will create a story, an overview of the world as we see it.

The Artworks

'Four Horsemen'

oil on canvas

by Michael Clifton

'Lovely Neighbourhood'

'One of Our Greatest Achievements'

acrylic on canvas works by Michael Chapus

'Please Ignore Me 1'

clay, cloth, rabbit fur (detail right)

by Benny Saunders

'Venus Speaks and Mars Rises'

acrylic and inks

'Fractured Media'

oil and lacquer

works by Ken Swan

'True Believers'

'Madman'

works in pastel by Ann Belle

'10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4 ...and

Then There Were None - Please Explain?'

enamels on board

by Ken Swan

'Please Explain - Where Do

We Go From Here?'

acrylic

by Felicity Gray

'21st Century War - All Arms Field Days?'

digital montage by Sue Alford

'At Home With Mike 1'

oil on canvas

'At Home With Mike 3'

acrylic on canvas

by Philippa Leader

'Vui Lòng Giải Thích?'

(Vietnamese for 'Please Explain?')

by Donald

'Youth'

acrylic

'Nil By Mouth'

mixed media on board

by Corinne Batt-Rawden

'When The Levee Breaks - The Agony And The Irony'

series, parts 1-5 (detail below)

photography and computer graphics by Beau Ravn

Mosaics

(detail below)

'Yoni 1'

'Goddess's Gateway'

'Yoni 2'

'Mother Magic'

mixed media

'The High and Low in Australia'

oil on canvas

by Michael Clifton

'Greed -> War'

mixed media

'He's Our Hero'

mixed media on board

by Corinne Batt-Rawden

'Please Ignore Me 2'

ceramic, plaster

by Benny Saunders

'Did I Say That?'

oil collage enamel

'Are We There Yet?'

oil mixed enamels

works by Ken Swan

'Neptune'

'Phosphorous'

'Plastic Plaque'

'Mercury'

acrylic works by Wera Teves

'Mary and Sheela Elope'

acrylic on board

by Corinne Batt-Rawden

'Wealth and Power - The Bane of Our Existence?'

digital montage

by Sue Alford

'At Home With Mike 2'

acrylic on canvas

by Philippa Leader

'Illegal'

manipulated digital photo

by Corinne Batt-Rawden

The opening celebration

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