Andrew Pye
Artwork title: Galahs at a high altitude, billabong eating seed pods
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 85 cm x 85 cm
$11,000
About the Artwork
Porcelain tiles, moulded, sculpted and carved evoke the flora of the Australian coastal landscape, both arboreal and aquatic. Some tiles are lustrous, others marble-like in finish. The forms drained of colour, bleached in the heat and organised into a grid formation, at odds with their organic nature. My work explores the intersection between the natural and constructed world, the confluence between permanence and decay, using porcelain to echo the fragility yet resilience of the natural world. Organic forms are constrained and contained within the grid, alluding to our role as curators of the environment, for better or worse.
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About the Artist
After completing schooling in Geelong, Pye began painting in Melbourne, documenting the alleys and terrace houses of North Fitzroy, Carlton and was inspired by artists such as Danila Vassilieff. Now based in El Dorado, North East Victoria, Pye works at prolific scale and output into his mid-career.
Pye seeks out sites which many would consider ‘inaccessible’, and produces not only a pictorial record of the place, but an experience of the order and chaos, the variable quality of light across seasons, and the character of the landmarks, vegetation and wildlife that inhabit these spaces. In instances, Pye also records the fact that, as ‘inaccessible’ as these spaces may appear, many still show the signs of human presence. But above all, the artist seeks to enliven the sacred in life and art through the Australian landscape.
Pye’s works are included in several public galleries, and in private and corporate collections across the world.
‘Immersed in the vibrant life, dynamic sounds, and solitude of the Australian bush, Pye effortlessly captures its unique beauty and terror. In doing so, Pye carries the legacy of the pioneering Modernist painters of the Australian bush, those who gave painterly form to our country, such as Fred Williams, Arthur Boyd and Sidney Nolan.’
Dr. Lee-Anne Hall, Director Wagga Wagga Regional Gallery