From Sharne Wolff…
Flatline, a collaboration between artist Todd Fuller and dancer/choreographer Carl Scibberas, presents a new take on the performance drawing genre. Using the flowing movement of a dancer on a beach, the Flatline artists have produced an innovative video composed from an animated sequence of drawings. Set to a soundtrack by Mitch Mollison, and linking, almost imperceptibly, the movement of dancer and artist,A Dance for Paul Kleedraws attention to “the marks we make and the traces we leave behind”.
Also showing is Studies in Motion, a series of works that include drawings on paper by Fuller that evolved from the workshop performances, which led to the final video. Employing a variety of mediums including collage, ink, acrylic paint, charcoal and graphite, Fuller has produced a number of animated ‘stills’ that elegantly capture each balletic moment. These provide a wonderful contrast to The Possibility of a Footprint in Blue, a sculpture comprised of a pair of workman-style boots. Cast in crayons in the darkest of blues, the boots provide mediation between male and female, tough and playful, sincere and flippant. At the same time they’re a solid reminder of the dedication and labour of the artist – whoever they may be.
Until October 4
Brenda May Gallery, Waterloo
Pic: Todd Fuller, Medusa’s Duet 2014, collage, acrylic, ink, pastel and antique paper on paper (framed) 76 x 111cm. Courtesy the artist and Brenda May Gallery.
