2008 Exhibition: White Work | Jayne Dyer

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2008 Exhibition: White Work
26 August - 20 September 2008

JAYNE DYER

White Work

King Street Gallery on William



Press Release

What happens when the visual arts and mathematics conflate?
In White Work Jayne Dyer explores the scope and relationship of visual arts with systems usually associated with measurement.
In this ambitious exhibition, large wave-like arcs writhe through the gallery. Misshapen orbs, pyramids and cubes sit precariously on two metre high table like constructions, seeming to suspend in space and defy natural order and logic. Delicate ink and pencil drawings map chaos.
Paper, objects and architecture become one, meanings simultaneously appear, dissolve and reappear as systems of geometry concerned with questions on the relative positions of figures and properties of space are built and dismantled.
The exhibition operates an open-ended equation. Works are presented in a state of flux, pointing towards an understanding of a narrative, but speak as much about disconnection and secrecy as about transparency.

Biography
Australian artist Jayne Dyer is currently living in Beijing developing projects for Asia, Europe and Australia. Her practice is multi-disciplined with an installation focus, featuring photographs, wall works and sculptural objects that combine the ready-made and the hand-made.
Extensive national and international exhibitions and awards include regular participation in curated exhibitions and projects in Asia and Australia; Australia Council for the Arts established artist new work grant (2008), residencies in Taiwan (Asialink, 2008), Hong Kong (Lingnan University, 2007), Paris, Cite (NAS/FONAS, 2005; AGNSW, 1999), Beijing (Asialink, 1996), and Italy (Monash University, 1991/2). Dyer was the commissioned artist for the 2006 and 2007 Sydney Writers Festival. Her work is regularly reviewed in art journals and books and is in public and private collections in Australia, China, Japan and England. In 2005 she received a Commonwealth of Australia PSM for contributions to the arts & education. Qualifications include an MA (research) & BFA Hons, RMIT University, Melbourne. Dyer is represented by King Street Gallery on William, Sydney and Uber Gallery, Melbourne.


Jayne Dyer
Exhibition Dates
26th August –20th September 2008