10,000 OBJECTS
August, 2011, Warwick Henderson Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
White and Black Rough, 2011, mixed media and acrylic on canvas, 3000 x 3000 mm.
White Line Crate, 2011, mixed media and acrylic on wooden frame, 600 x 400 x 300 mm.
This exhibition was Alexander Bartleet's first solo exhibition. The show consisted of ten thousand objects that were divided up and preserved beneath the surfaces of the ten artworks featured in the exhibition. The artworks were layered in resin and then acrylic to create various patinas on the surface of the hanging sculptures.
Reviewed by New Zealand Herald - Tony McNamara
Exhibition catalogue click here.
10,000 Objects exhibition detail
Green Rough, 2011, mixed media and acrylic on canvas, 700 x 700 mm.
Orange Rough, 2011, mixed media and acrylic on canvas, 700 x 700 mm.
Black Rough, 2011, mixed media and acrylic on canvas, 700 x 700 mm.
Yellow Rough, 2011, mixed media and acrylic on canvas, 700 x 700 mm.
Orange and Black Rough, 2011, mixed media and acrylic on canvas, 900 x 900 mm.