Shadowing Shackleton on the road to Taree
A revised 2D version of the glass art exhibition inspired by the ill fated expedition of Ernest Shackleton in the Antarctic during 1914 and beyond. The Bean Bar Cafe will be hosting this unique body of works from 16th August 2016 until early October. You will find them at 1 Pulteney St Taree, NSW.
Venue: The Bean Bar Cafe
Address: 1 Pulteney Street, Taree. NSW
Date: 16th August 2016- 14th October 2016
Time: Mon-Wed 8am-4pm; Thurs- Sun 9am-9pm.
Ticket: Free
: www.facebook.com/ShadowingShackleton
EMail: alison@creativemoods.com.au
Call: 0243535155 or 0402225682
Address: 1 Pulteney Street, Taree. NSW
Date: 16th August 2016- 14th October 2016
Time: Mon-Wed 8am-4pm; Thurs- Sun 9am-9pm.
Ticket: Free
: www.facebook.com/ShadowingShackleton
EMail: alison@creativemoods.com.au
Call: 0243535155 or 0402225682
On August 8th 1914 Ernest Shackleton set sail on-board the Endurance to cross the Weddell Sea headed for Antarctica.
Fast forward 100years.
On February 24th 2014 Alison Mortiss set sail on-board the Sea Adventurer to cross the Weddell Sea headed for Antarctica.
Just like Shackleton I had the passion and determination to make this sublime voyage. Thankfully I did not share the hardships of the earlier expedition but certainly became infused with awe for the landscape, the wildlife, the majesty and the beauty that is Antarctica.
The choice of glass to interpret the ice as the appropriate medium for this exhibition was obvious due to the similarity of colour, texture, how light is reflected and refracted, not to mention the fragility.
Yet there is an irony in the choice, the ice structures of the Antarctic created by sub zero temperatures that inspire the creation of glass forms forged by fire in excess of 800degreesC.
A physical journey of discovery to a land of ice and extremes that takes you to the limits of existence that has inspired an artistic journey of discovery
Creating the works for Shadowing Shackleton proved to be an artistic adventure that tested the foundations of my knowledge and abilities to manipulate the glass to reflect the physical journey taken by myself and Ernest Shackleton to the limits of our world.
Fast forward 100years.
On February 24th 2014 Alison Mortiss set sail on-board the Sea Adventurer to cross the Weddell Sea headed for Antarctica.
Just like Shackleton I had the passion and determination to make this sublime voyage. Thankfully I did not share the hardships of the earlier expedition but certainly became infused with awe for the landscape, the wildlife, the majesty and the beauty that is Antarctica.
The choice of glass to interpret the ice as the appropriate medium for this exhibition was obvious due to the similarity of colour, texture, how light is reflected and refracted, not to mention the fragility.
Yet there is an irony in the choice, the ice structures of the Antarctic created by sub zero temperatures that inspire the creation of glass forms forged by fire in excess of 800degreesC.
A physical journey of discovery to a land of ice and extremes that takes you to the limits of existence that has inspired an artistic journey of discovery
Creating the works for Shadowing Shackleton proved to be an artistic adventure that tested the foundations of my knowledge and abilities to manipulate the glass to reflect the physical journey taken by myself and Ernest Shackleton to the limits of our world.