BACK GALLERY: ZOE BROOKS (SA) - HEALING IN THE MIDST OF FEAR
Opening - 5:30 PM - Wednesday, 1st March
Artist Talks - 6:00pm
Running - 2nd March - 18th March 2017
Zoe Brooks’ work encompasses a broad range of media including painting, drawing, video and performance. Her work can be positioned within the contextual framework of community art where she explores belief systems and the extremities of human behaviour. Brooks is interested in facilitating encounters where art can happen by working collaboratively with minority groups such as religious extremists, spiritual healers, faith followers and social outsiders in creating authentic art experiences.
Healing in the Midst of Fear is a painting-based conversation between Justin and Zoe. Justin considers his paintings to be tangible creations of his faith. He practices his art under the name JR Faith Creations with a desire to express his faith filled dreams and visions through visual images and bible verses–where he works through the night until he feels peace in his heart.
Justin’s desire is to give glory to God for his art gift.
I Heard - Zoe Brooks
Opening - 12:00 AM - Thursday, 14th of July
Artist Talk - 6:00 PM
Running - 14 Jul 2011 - 30 Jul 2011
I heard divulges into an undisclosed perverse psyche revealing a sense of personal evaluation, confessional thought, hidden agendas and perception of character. Ideals of belonging intertwine to create self-righteous statements that question our connection to life, existence and ones sense of place in society. The unravelling of text mimics a language of youthful curiosity and configures in explanations of things beyond ones comprehension. A text that spells out the difference of social behaviour as personality soon develops after separation, as we grow from our mould. The progression of journey may be different but it's the connection to each other and to something bigger is in question.
Zoe Brooks is an emerging young Adelaide based visual artist. With shifting mediums that blur the boundaries of paint, installation and sculpture, her art becomes a transformation of space. Zoe draws on the inspiration of being a young person - with underlying themes of subverting the innocence as she creates "naughty art" drawn from experiences of the everyday. As ideals of belonging intertwine with the relationships we encounter, the subject for creating and recording becomes endless. Since the completion a Bachelor of Visual Arts from O'Halloran Hill TAFE in 2009, Zoe was selected to exhibit in the 2010 Helpmann Academy Graduate Show and constructed large scale street installations using the city as a back drop for paintings. Her recent achievements include winning the Dr. Kemeri Murray AO Award in the 2010 Youth Scape, Royal South Australian Society of Arts Prize.
