Divided World

Sydney Contemporary, 12 - 15 SEPTEMBER 2019

(Represented by Australian Galleries - Melbourne)

Dianne Fogwell’s practice is centred on printmaking, painting and artist’s books.  Using a repertoire of familiar images, Dianne uses pared back tones to illuminate parts of the landscape that usually go unnoticed in our daily lives.  Her works often appear as imaginary, almost hallucinatory, dreamscapes and create a story that flows from work to work like pages of text or music.  Dianne’s artistic process enhances this poetic nature of her work as she allows the images to emerge on the paper, rather than from a preconceived image.  Her inspiration derives from the surrounding landscape of her North Canberra studio, where she intuitively draws her daily observations of Australian flora and fauna.  Environmental concerns play a significant role in her practice and she has long been fascinated by bees and the role they play in the important cycle of pollination.   As Dianne says, “The intrinsic beauty and poetic dance of the process of pollination intrigues me…When insects, birds and animals visit flowers to harvest their essence there is a sensual choreography that is fundamental to the world’s biodiversity…”    Recent artist’s books and works on paper explore the devastation caused by bush fires to the environment.  These powerful works demonstrate an exceptional level of skill while displaying her ongoing exploration of the print medium.