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John Mullins Memorial Art Gallery
NEO EDO: DREAMS OF A LOST FUTURE
JOSHUA PRENTICE
Inspired by1980’s sci-fi cinema, special effects techniques and prolific surrealist artists such as Salvador Dali and Simon Stålenhag, Neo Edo: Dreams of a Lost Future is a mixed media exhibition that includes both miniature sculpture and landscape photography composed together in a juxtaposition of scale. Prentice explores the results of modern threats and catastrophes that play on his psyche. He confronts consumer culture and turns the ‘disposable lifestyle’ of modern society on its head by building key sculptural elements from discarded plastic and metal refuse. This sum of discarded parts is transformed to become a new creation and a beacon of hope against the unimaginative and destructive corporate driven lifestyle that seemingly dominates modern society.
Enter the story of a forgotten future and leave with what we left behind.
EXHIBITION DATES
6 July – 17 August 2024
Image: Joshua Prentice | Refuge 2021 | Digital photograph | 4004 pixels x 2832 pixels
ON THE CURVED WALL
MY COLOURFUL LIFE
WILLIAM SMYTH
An exhibition which complements a long and creative life both in experiences and inspirations on and off the canvas. My colourful life is an eclectic exhibition, comprising a mixture of subjects that inspire, intrigue and capture William Smyth’s imagination. This exhibition features poetry reflecting on great artists of the past and artworks that celebrate Smyth’s love and passion for colour, shapes, and lines.
EXHIBITION DATES
6 July – 17 August 2024
Image: William Smyth | Dutch Barge 2021 | Acrylic on canvas | 530mm x 725mm
