Greg Cowan, Walter Gomes, Jeremy Blank, Sharyn Moore, Laurie Smith, Stephen Smith, Michael Stephens, Robbie Jefferson.
Spiral Studio, Dunlop House, 418 Murray Street, Perth 16 February-8 March 1998
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collaborative work by Cowan and Gomes
Project Information
Big Picture; art and architecture; three dimensional painting and architectural space.
Through a mutual interest in the potentials of interactions between their disciplines, Walter Gomes (painter) and Greg Cowan (architect) developed collaborative projects involving drawing and painting. Drawings were selected for inclusion the Howlett Drawing Prize exhibition in 1994. The collaboration continued in 1995 with a proposal for a project involving a three dimensional work which would combine design, painting, sculpture, function, and architectural space. The project was endorsed and financially supported by the Western Australian Department for the Arts.
The intent of this continuing project is to experiment and make innovative work which results from a concentrated period of collaboration. While previous collaborations were more exploratory in regard to understanding each others' disciplines, this project requires specific issues and criteria to be resolved, as a result of the use of a limited selection of materials. The work in progress may provide stimulus to colleagues and the art and design community for seeing the value of collaboration across art forms.
Through the course of the year, interest has been shown by members of this community, including Gary Giles of Forbes and Fitzhardinge (Architects), Geoff Warn of Donaldson and Warn (Architects), Chris Crouch of Edith Cowan University, Fiona Kalaf, Art Curator of Wesfarmers Limited, Marco Marcon (critic), Julian Goddard of Goddard De Fiddes Gallery, and Paul Green-Armytage of Curtin University, who have all visited the studio to critique the work.
Spiral Studio at Dunlop House, Murray Street, was the site for installation of this work, and was the venue of the public exhibition of the work from the 15th of February until 23 February, 1998.
MORE? photographs of work in progress 1 2 3 a media release flashback to July 1995 cutting from catalogue of the 1998 "Festival of Perth"
Gregory Cowan and Walter Gomes 29.3.98
more information contact G Cowan telephone (++61) (0) 417 902 856
or send e-mail to: cowan@arch.curtin.edu.au(Greg Cowan - Big Picture)
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