…the older I get the less I know
I recently turned 60 and was having a day of doubts. A collection of peanut shells scattered on the table before me, looking closely at these shells, I saw valleys and mountains – a world of peace and contemplation – the conceit of scale became only too clear.
– Eugene Carchesio, 2021
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from here to here features a selection of recent works on paper and wall-based sculptures by Eugene Carchesio. In this show, the artist continues his exploration into the methods in which pattern, colour, positive and negative space influence presentations and concepts of abstraction. Once again, Carchesio encourages the viewer to look closely at his small-scaled artworks and discover that which encapsulates the characteristics of something much larger.
Select solo exhibitions: Conscious Intuition, Eugene Carchesio and Diena Georgetti, Margaret Lawrence Gallery, Melbourne, 2019; The Ventriloquist (vol.2) Sutton Gallery, Melbourne, 2019; The Ventriloquist, Milani Gallery, Brisbane, 2018; The NO-BETWEEN, Sutton Gallery, Melbourne, 2017; Mystics and Prophets, Sutton Gallery, Melbourne, 2015; 21 years in this space – works from the museum of contemporary $ilence [melbourne division], Sutton Gallery, Melbourne, 2013; Stars ignite between the death of mountains, Sutton Gallery, Melbourne, 2011; Someone’s Universe: The Art of Eugene Carchesio, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, 2008; everything takes time takes everything, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, 2006; Heliocentricities, UQ Art Museum, Brisbane, 2002.
Select group exhibitions: reciproco/RECIPROCAL Carlton, Melbourne 2019; Monochrome, Margaret Lawrence Gallery, Melbourne, 2018; Call of the Avant-Garde, Constructivism & Australian Art, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, 2017; Shut Up and Paint, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2016; Sugar Spin: You, me, art and everything, QAGOMA, Brisbane, 2016; The Kaleidoscopic Turn, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2015; Negotiating This World: Contemporary Australian Art, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2012; Imaginary Boys, Neon Parc, Melbourne, 2011; Hybrid & Folklore, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2010.
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