03 August 2010
Nine Lives Gallery presents... Mark Alsweiler is an emerging artist from New Zealand currently living and working out of Sydney. He has been involved in several group shows throughout Australia and New Zealand.
'Living with the Living, Dying with the Dead' is Alsweiler's fourth solo show. After showing at China Heights and Palmer Projects Gallery's in Sydney, Alsweiler is showcasing his work for the first time in Brisbane at Nine Lives.
The work is influenced by many things of personal interest including American Indian, Mexican and Western type imagery in particular for this show. Ideas are often generated from an affinity with the objects and imagery associated with the ways of old, most often sourced from old books.
Music is a constant during the day and various references to song lyrics, titles or visual interpretations of songs all contribute to source ideas for the work. Alsweiler's instantly recognizable characters are evident in his new work however to a lesser degree as he starts to reference various elements of the natural world.
Living with the Living, Dying with the Dead' is a broad term to represent the ideas of past and present, old and new, alive and dead.
The show opens August 5th at 6pm.
www.markalsweiler.com
www.wehaveninelives.com
Nine Lives Gallery presents... Mark Alsweiler is an emerging artist from New Zealand currently living and working out of Sydney. He has been involved in several group shows throughout Australia and New Zealand.
'Living with the Living, Dying with the Dead' is Alsweiler's fourth solo show. After showing at China Heights and Palmer Projects Gallery's in Sydney, Alsweiler is showcasing his work for the first time in Brisbane at Nine Lives.
The work is influenced by many things of personal interest including American Indian, Mexican and Western type imagery in particular for this show. Ideas are often generated from an affinity with the objects and imagery associated with the ways of old, most often sourced from old books.
Music is a constant during the day and various references to song lyrics, titles or visual interpretations of songs all contribute to source ideas for the work. Alsweiler's instantly recognizable characters are evident in his new work however to a lesser degree as he starts to reference various elements of the natural world.
Living with the Living, Dying with the Dead' is a broad term to represent the ideas of past and present, old and new, alive and dead.
The show opens August 5th at 6pm.
www.markalsweiler.com
www.wehaveninelives.com
