ABC 666’s Genevieve Jacobs opened Canberra sculptor Rachel Develin and painter Jenny Blake’s com.pulsive art exhibition at The Q with all the pizazz and candid insight we’ve come to enjoy from her.With a shared working history in the media/communications industry with very different outcomes, powerhouses Develin and Blake have joined forces to present their latest works.
Blake’s paintings, mostly favouring deep reds, golds, ochres and blacks has gone from strength to strength during her artist’s career. There’s a quiet power blended with a feminine softness that makes her work engaging. Autumn Sunset, Harvest and Earthquake are standouts.
Develin’s truly unique sculptures are created mainly from discarded media materials (flower petals from CDs, leaves from film negative strips) that have been edited to the extreme, rearranged with other collected objects (pharmacy bottles, mistletoe, copper wire) and combined with tongue-in-cheek titles.
Both self-confessed ‘overcommitters’ have threaded elements of their diverse careers (mostly in media) into the pieces in this outstanding exhibition.
Com.pulsive Art Exhibition The Q Performing Arts Centre
Lowe Street, Queanbeyan
Until Saturday 10th April
Mon – Fri 10 – 4
Sat 10 – 3
Easter opening hours: Open Easter Saturday 10am – 3pm
