My work In Exitu Israel de Aegypto was recently exhibited in Hidden: A Rookwood Sculpture Walk. It was accompanied by text and audio explaining the work. “In exitu Israel de Aegypto is an acknowledgement of death and its spiritual significance for the dying and those they leave behind. The work consists of several tonnes of … More Hidden Revealed
I have a work in a group show! Hidden: A Rookwood Sculpture Walk The show runs from the 18th March – 18th April at Rookwood Cemetery in Lidcombe. We’d love for you to come along and check it out. Now in its second year, Hidden: A Rookwood Sculpture Walk unveils the work of 24 artists’ … More Hidden
I’m curating a group show for At The Vanishing Point under their Emerging Curators Mentorship Program: Living Space The show runs from 12 – 28 March at ATVP. The address is 565 King St, Newtown. We’d love for you to come along and check it out. “Living Space explores the reciprocal relationship between the body … More Living Space
My work Circumcision (2008) was recently exhibited in the show ReImag(in)ing SomaSex and I was prompted to reconsider some of the ideas that had been in my head when I originally performed the work. The exhibition was mainly focused on ideas of body, gender and sexuality, so I have focused on this aspect of my … More ReImag(in)ing Circumcision
I have a work in a group show! ReImag(in)ing SomaSex The show runs from 18 – 26 November (from 10am – 5pm) at Macquarie University Art Gallery. The address is Building E11A, Macquarie University. We’d love for you to come along and check it out. “ReImag(in)ing SomaSex takes as its central concern the interplay between … More ReImag(in)ing SomaSex
I have a work in a group show! Hello The opening is on Saturday, September 26 (from 6 – 8pm) at ESP gallery. The address is 228 Illawarra Rd, Marrickville. The show runs from 27 September – 11 October, we’d love for you to come along and check it out.
For the 2008 Undergraduate Degree Show at Sydney College of the Arts I presented three works under the collective heading, Collected (2008). These works were linked by themes of meditation and maturation, struggle and spiritual growth. Quercus/Augustus is a meditation on the tree as a motif for ascension. This tree encompasses many ideas, like Beuys’ … More Collected
As an honours student in the SPI studio at Sydney College of the Arts I was required to write a research paper to complement my artistic practice. The aim for this paper was to present the major themes of my work and to ground my practice in a larger conceptual framework. The main thrust of … More Research and Development
At the opening night of the National Tertiary Art Prize I had an interesting conversation about the current popularity of video art. One theory is that the invention and dissemination of LCD televisions has returned video to the pictorial realm. Wall mounted flat screen video is the new painting; framed, contained. One could argue that … More Tele-Vision
My performance video, Circumcision, was selected for the exhibition of finalists in the 2008 National Tertiary Art Prize! The exhibition opens at 6pm on Thursday, November 6 at the UTS Loft Bar, No. 15 Broadway and the winners will be announced at 6:45pm. The show runs from 6 November – 13 November, I’d love for … More NTAP 2008
Tom Isaacs 