For millennia, the mythic image has been a means for bringing the incomprehensible into the realm of the tangible.
‘Lucky Catch’, is a series of paintings and drawings by Karlee Rawkins, interpreting different species of Australian birds of prey. Woven into these works are the artist’s personal stories and understandings of universal symbology, aspiring to express the ineffable and demonstrate the interconnectedness of these birds through her art making.
“I look at my paintings very intensely, searching for clues to the next step,” says Rawkins. “The composition shifts and moves, layers are added and removed. Then suddenly it will become apparent and I know what to do next. It is a strange, exciting and instinctual process that finally ‘catches’ a painting.”
Anthea Polson Art
Until 12 March, 2016
Queensland
Great Solar Bird Osprey, 2016, acrylic, charcoal on canvas, 121 x 137cm
Courtesy the artist and Anthea Polson Art, Queensland
