YAVA has opened its latest exhibit on Thursday 25 August, exploring 15 Yarra Valley artists and their work in landscapes.
Interpretations of the landscape are almost as old as humanity. Its majesty and vastness, its minutiae and its many wonders – people are moved to reproduce it, and have been for thousands of years.
Artists’ translations of the landscape in its infinite forms are unwavering in their appeal; perhaps because of our planet’s constant renewal, our fascination with it renews also.
And as the interpretations are just as infinite as the miracles of our surroundings, landscape as subject never tires.
Now, at this crucial point in the human-induced climate emergency, an artist’s appreciation of the landscape delivers the essential message: if we love it, we must look after it.
The vast diversity of landscape is rendered by painter, photographer, printmaker… in ink, pastel, acrylic, oil, watercolour…
The featured Yarra Valley artists include:
Agnes Szetey
Amanda Ruck
Antonia Green
Bev Hardidge
Bill Proctor
Cathie Berry
Chris Jensen
David Miller
Jan Liesfield
Jerry Osadczuk
John Christie
Khoi Bui
Steve Freestone
Wilani Van Wyk-Smit
Ying Tang
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The free exhibit will run until Sunday 18 September, opening Wednesday – Sunday 10am-4pm.
