I have only been in Cairns a few days and so far I have managed to check out most of the local art galleries and spend time with Theo Tremblay at Tremblay Editions NFP. Theo is a local master printer and has kindly agreed to let me spend just over a week in his studio, assisting in some editioning. As collaborating with artists is part of my own practice and something I am wanting to expand on I feel I can learn a lot from Theo. I spent a couple of days in his studio graining a stone and playing around with some drawing before helping tear down paper and prepare the studio for editiong next week.
On my first day in Cairns I checked out the regional art gallery and an exhibition of Alick Tipoti who Theo has collaborated with a lot on some large scale lino cuts. Check out his website http://www.alicktipoti.com/ABOUT.4.0.html
His lino cuts our impressive with the foreground and background blurring into one. What looks like some kind of crazy patterning in Alick’s work is actually a series of hidden figures and animals which connect directly to his ancestry. His work is a must see if you ever get the chance.
