MRAG Maitland Regional Art Gallery

Lucy Barker, 'Somewhere the Sun is Rising' 2011 (detail), Polypropylene chair webbing on wooden frame, 120w x 90h x 8 cm

The iconic webbed aluminium chair is revived and revered to stir nostalgic memories of summers long past. Think family life, summer holidays, barbeques, sunshine, sprinklers and sunburn. Inspired by the folding chair’s cross hatch of colourful webbing, Lucy Barker weaves luminous landscapes across both levels of the Art Factory.The exhibition is full of colour and fun with lots of interactive activities.Weave your own artwork or become part of Lucy’s exhibition by taking your photograph in front of her artwork and having it added to her movie screening in the Art Factory.

Barker’s exhibition in the Art Factory will also relate thematically and materially with her contribution to Sculpture by the Sea, to be exhibited from Thursday 3 November – Sunday 20 November, 2011 along the Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk, Sydney. Barker is also currently a finalist in the 2011 Paddington Art Prize.

Click here to view the artist’s website www.lucybarker.com.au and see some progress shots of Lucy working on this exhibition.

Lucy Barker's studio during the development of the exhibition 'Lifestyles of the neither rich nor famous' (2011)

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