Bold colours, geometric shapes and complex arrangements are at the core of Melinda Harper’s abstract works. Her art nods its head to the twentieth-century abstract and modernist artists of the past, while being informed by the present. She draws from her visual experiences, contemporary culture and art for her work. Harper’s paintings focus on colour and form, forcing them to tussle for star billing.
While best known as a painter, this exhibition (her first with a major museum) explores her diversity, by including her drawings, collages, screenprints, experimental photographs, painted assemblages and hand-stitched embroideries.
Heide Museum of Modern Art
Until 25 October, 2015
Melbourne
Untitled (Zig Zag), 2012, screenprint, 81 x 121 cm
Courtesy the artist and NKN Gallery, Melbourne
Melinda Harper Ticket Offer
Five double passes are on offer to see Melinda Harper’s ‘Colour Sensation’ at Heide Museum of Modern Art. Tell us in 25 words or less ‘why you would like to see this exhibition’.
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Terms & Conditons
Competition is open to Australian residents only. Starts 00.01 AEST 15 July, 2015 and ends 23:59 AEST 22 July, 2015. This is a game of skill and entrants must answer this question in 25 words or less: “why you would like to see this exhibition” The most creative answers will win. 5 winners will receive one double pass to ‘Colour Sensation: The Works of Melinda Harper’ valued at $32 each. Total prize pool value approximately $160 Entries will be judged on 23 July, 2015 at nextmedia Level 6, 207 Pacific Hwy, St Leonards NSW 2065. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Winners will be notified by email and tickets will be available from reception at Heide Museum of Modern Art.
