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6. Tree mandala h152xw244cm diptych Jan 2020 by Catherine Cassidy

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CATHERINE

A thousand words.

I’m looking for something unknown yet familiar, resonators and signifiers of landscape. I like taking one particular form and investing it with qualities that may seem to belong to something else.

Exhibitions.

Music gallery.

If there was ever a truly universal language, I believe music occupies that spot. Below are some photos taken during a recent recording session I was privileged to sit in on.

Nature gallery.

I have always found time in the wild to be comforting and refreshing. Inspiration abounds at every corner in the great outdoors.

ENTRANCE. A small work on wood panel from an encou

ENTRANCE. A small work on wood panel from an encounter I had in a deep gorge in Central Australia. As I wandered up the stony floor of the gorge with the steep sides closing in almost within touching distance each side of me, I saw a bright vision of backlit trees ahead of me at the end of the gorge... just like a stained glass window in a cathedral. This glowing image of red and pink was framed and compressed by the mighty stone walls and was absolutely mesmerising. These things become paintings. Artwork: CATHERINE CASSIDY. Entrance. 50x70cm synthetic polymers, vinyl, aerosol, collage on wood panel. White frame. You can view this and 2 other works of mine today, the last day of the fabulous exhibition ABSTRACTION on at Defiance Gallery Sydney. Don’t miss it, it’s not often you see a collection of abstract work from the one gallery stable. This exhibition demonstrates the very deep commitment and knowledge of the genre of abstraction held by Defiance Gallery and they are always happy to talk with you about their artists work. @defiancegallery #catherinecassidy #abstraction #australianartist #australianartists #landscapepainting #artistsoninstagram #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart

PUFF. Gold dust under you feet. Water coming down

PUFF. Gold dust under you feet. Water coming down the long- dry creek bed at night, in the morning making shining ribbons and still ponds. Wild horses splashing. The sound and silence of the desert. Last day to view the marvellous, innovative exhibition ABSTRACTION at Defiance Gallery Sydney. They hang a show like no- one else in town and love to talk to you about the work of their artists and answer any questions you may have. Pop along and see this exhibition of their wonderful abstractionists whom they have been championing and supporting for decades. Artwork: CATHERINE CASSIDY PUFF 152x172 cm synthetic polymers, vinyl, aerosol on poly cotton. @defiancegallery #catherinecassidy #australianartist #abstraction #landscape #desertcountry #outbackaustralia #creekbed #artistsoninstagram #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart

AUSTRALIAN ABSTRACT exhibition coming up at Michae

AUSTRALIAN ABSTRACT exhibition coming up at Michael Reid ArtBar Sydney. Opening Exhibition and book signing 27th May 4-6pm. ( Opening night tickets are now SOLD OUT!) whoaaa!! To celebrate this beautiful publication by Amber Creswell Bell @amber_creswell_bell and @thamesandhudsonau and celebrate the diverse practices of the Australian artists within its pages. . “ If I can feel it.. I can do it.. I can bring it back, return its energies and it’s earthflows. My will is forged by a camaraderie with natural forces impossible to ignore. I want to feel it’s pulse, listen to its heartbeat.. sync it up with mine. I want to find the emotional, deep- down animal touchstones that we’ve all known forever.. and I want to put them into the stuff of paint. And I want it now. That’s what I do.That’s my job. “. Artwork: CATHERINE CASSIDY. Ripple 2022/3. Vinyl and polymers, oilstick, aerosol on poly cotton. 117x182cm . @catherinecassidyartist is represented by Defiance Gallery Sydney and A.K. Bellinger Gallery Inverell. To receive a preview catalogue contact dean@michaelreid.com.au. #catherinecassidy #artistsoninstagram #australianartists #abstraction #landscapepainting #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart

This little work on wood panel titled Entrance, is

This little work on wood panel titled Entrance, is now showing in ABSTRACTION. This exciting exhibition of many personal visions by Defiance Gallery artists is a must-see and is now open at Defiance Gallery Sydney. I walked up a narrow cathedral-like secret gorge in Central Australia to be met at the far end with an illuminated, back- lit image of trees glowing in the late sun. Never forgot that surprise. It’s the little things that often emerge later and realise themselves into something powerful. I remember the wonderful Howard Hodgkin talking about the condensed, emotional power of the small image- ( of which he was an absolute master) . How it can overtake big works and pull you across the room. Big works can lose themselves in ‘vista’ and gesture. But a little painting can contain such force in its intimacy and intensity. I mainly work big but this conundrum of the small is getting more and more enticing. Also affordable and hangable anywhere! Polymers, oilstick, aerosol and collage on wood panel. Crisp in its white box frame. @defiancegallery #catherinecassidy #artistsoninstagram #australianartist #landscape #landscapepainting #abstraction #collage #contemporaryart #contemporypainting

Very happy to be a featured artist in Amber Creswe

Very happy to be a featured artist in Amber Creswell’s fabulous new book ABSTRACTION. This painting evolved after several trips traipsing around the mysterious Mound Springs in Kati Thanda ( Lake Eyre) National Park in remote SA. These pools, seemingly arising from the centre of the earth, bring Deep Time bubbling and scorching to the surface. Walking the powdery, moon- dust surface and peering in, all human reference is lost. You get rubbed out as this ancient land absorbs your very being. Recollecting this feeling later and understanding that the natural world and its intact continuity is more important than our endeavours keeps the work grounded and to a large extent, out of my hands. I hand myself over to this agency every time I paint. @amber_creswell_bell @thamesandhudsonau @defiancegallery #catherinecassidy #australianart #australianartist #abstraction #landscapepainting #artistsoninstagram #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting

Tributary 152x152cm polymers, aerosol and oilstick

Tributary 152x152cm polymers, aerosol and oilstick on canvas. Now showing in ABSTRACTION a wonderful initiative by Defiance Gallery Sydney. This fabulous gallery has been showing Australian artists for, I think, 27 years now. They love their artists and it’s an honour to be showing with them again. This work comes from seeing the Warburton Groove from above Lake Eyre ( and few other musings on watercourses)... It feeds almost a kilometre into the centre of the lake, which is sometimes there, sometimes not. Now- you- see- it, now- you- don’t sort of country. Mysterious, ephemeral .. a magic land. If you are wandering Paddington when the gallery opens on Wednesday pop into Defiance at Mary Place @defiancegallery . #catherinecassidy #australianartist #landscape #abstraction #artistsoninstagram #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting

ABSTRACTION. A wonderful new exhibition at the fab

ABSTRACTION. A wonderful new exhibition at the fabulous Defiance Gallery Sydney opening this Saturday April 29th 3-5pm. This is P U F F .. One of three works of mine on exhibition in this exciting showcase of some of Australia’s best artists working within abstraction. Don’t miss this show- but be quick, it’ll be a cracker. @defiancegallery #catherinecassidy #australianartists #abstraction #abstractartist #artistsoninstagram #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart

Million Year Old Raindrop 152x152cm at Art2Muse Ga

Million Year Old Raindrop 152x152cm at Art2Muse Gallery Sydney. This work came about through my musings and travelling through Deep Time, which if you’ve spent anytime sitting on a rock in the outback, you can’t help being overcome by. The great swelling passage of time you can feel coming up out of the ground into the soles of your feet. I couldn’t help thinking that rain then is rain now. All water falls and comes back to us, over and over. in a great cyclical fashion. In Australia, great masses of water like The Great Artesian Basin store these million year old raindrops. Sometimes they surface hot, briny and bubbling- just to remind us of this other secret, subterranean world. Precious water. Please direct All enquiries to Art2Muse Gallery Sydney @art2muse #catherinecassidy #australianartist #landscapepainting #argistsoninstagram #contemporaryart #contemporypainting

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