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Acuity#5-Zemblanity

Acuity#5: Zemblanity

$3,950.00

Acuity #5: Zemblanity is an abstract textile painting by Brenda Gael Smith.

Size: 173×132  (HxW)

Materials: Cotton, dye, thread.

Techniques: Machine piecing. Hand and machine stitching.

This artwork has a sleeve stitched onto the back for hanging purposes, and can be hung using a gallery-style hanging system, or with two screws in the wall.

Category: Textile Paintings
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Artist Statement:

Eyes are remarkable organs. The sensory membrane of the retina contains millions of light sensitive photoreceptor cells that receive and organise visual information and send signals onto the brain for visual recognition.

As we survey the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging to process. It seems like we are constantly recalibrating perceptions to accommodate the new normal. The outlook is suffused with zemblanity – the faculty of making unhappy, unlucky and expected discoveries by design. Sheer unrelenting pandemic metrics bring unpleasant, non-surprises both socially and economically. It goes beyond mere spectatorship – our lives have been materially altered.

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  • The New Quilt 2021

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I acknowledge that I live and create on the land of the Darkinjung and Guringai people and recognise their continuing connection to this place. I pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all First Nations people.

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Contemporary Textile Art

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PO Box 131, Avoca Beach
NSW 2251 Australia

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