Zoë MacDonell Liquidlight
Zoë MacDonell‟s practice spans across various
mediums of drawing, painting and textiles. She was
born in England, and lived in Africa and America
before settling in Australia in 1993. Zoë has
exhibited her work across Australia and
internationally.
“This work consists of fused layers of
transparent silks and paper that then become a
canvas for me to draw and paint onto. The textures
and forms are inspired by intimate landscape details
in addition to mapping and aerial topography. The
imagery is suggestive of dark water, both moving
and still; of objects caught in its flow and the
reflections that play on its surface. This liquid
oscillates between areas of fluidity and stagnation.
My own interpretations of reality have merged with
my imagination through the creative process. I am
interested in how the physical landscape can mirror
and affect the personal landscape. In this sense I
examine the relationship that we have to our
environment. I question the nature of reality and the
layered perceptions of that reality. These
works seek to capture a frozen moment in time.”
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