Exhibition Type: Solo Artist Exhibition

Rebecca Pierce’s solo exhibition COLOURPLAY invites you to explore a world of organic forms imbued with saturated colours and contrasting textures. Pierce’s canvases burst with unrestrained colour and extreme volumes of impasto medium, creating a textural effect that plays with light and shadow, whilst weaving mesmerizing and unexpected narratives. The result the viewer captivated, and questioning may respond on both a visual and tactile level.
COLOURPLAY fuses Pierce’s impasto and ‘commentary’ works alongside her other disciplines of photography and sculpture.

Welcome to a vibrant world where metals create magic, an Eden where colours pop and spirits soar.
Flowers can symbolise joy and pleasure, optimism, harmony and balance. This has a long history. Flowers have played roles in rituals, prayers, births, deaths, matrimony and medicine. The Greeks and Romans associated flowers with their gods and goddesses. In the Middle Ages, floral arrangements conveyed emotions and messages, and often served to cover nasty odours ! While flowers are delicate, they also show strength and resilience, capable of blooming and even thriving in the harshest conditions. The use of steel and bronze materials underscores this endurance. Enjoy the show and feel the love pouring out of each bloom !

For his Solo Exhibition with traffic jam galleries, artist Murat Urlali invites you to embark on a captivating journey through the rich tapestry of Ottoman artistry and Persian poetic mastery. This collection is a testament to Murat’s talent for seamlessly blending history, culture, and the art of reinterpretation.

traffic jam galleries is proud to present ‘Float’, a solo exhibition of new works by Represented artist Joie Villeneuve. With over three decades of professional artistry under her belt, Villeneuve’s work is a testament to her mastery of mixed-media techniques, resulting in heavily textured, emotionally charged creations that beckon viewers to ride the poetic wave of her imagination.

In her latest collection, aptly titled ‘float,’ Villeneuve takes us on a captivating journey inspired by the ebb and flow of life’s currents. Drawing from the natural rhythms of the sea, her art transcends geographical boundaries, floating seamlessly from the sun-drenched shores of WA Perth to the bustling eastern seaboard of Sydney. Within this artistic voyage, hidden messages emerge, each one a treasure waiting to be discovered.

Villeneuve’s artwork invites you to decipher these secret messages, which may manifest as enigmatic motifs or fragments of collaged notes and songs. Her compositions become a conduit for the whispers of the hidden stories that dance within her canvases. 

traffic jam galleries is proud to present ‘Bloom’ a solo exhibition of new works by Represented artist Danielle McManus. In this exceptional showcase, McManus takes you on a visual journey through the enchanting landscapes of Australia, where her young female subjects become the focal point, beautifully intertwined with the native flora and fauna of the land.

McManus’s masterful brushwork and keen eye for detail bring to life the delicate balance between the young women and their natural surroundings, creating a harmonious and evocative narrative that invites viewers to explore the intersection of humanity and the environment. Her work not only captures the raw beauty of the Australian landscape but also reflects the resilience and spirit of its native inhabitants.

“Night has fallen and all is still. Here in the silence; reality, dreams and memory weave into a haunting spectacle of sensations. And all at once, feelings of joy, fear and melancholy descend. I follow my senses and step into the water (I’ve always been drawn to the water, perhaps an innate connection to my Maldivian heritage). The ocean, with all its grandeur and mystery, brings with it escape, wonder, terror and excitement.
For my new exhibition, VISIONS OF THE DARK NIGHT, I have continued my exploration of these moments of divinity, when time and distance fade away. Moments when I have felt like an explorer in a distant world, submerged in an alien landscape.”

– J Valenzuela Didi

“Spending a weekend catching ferries from Circular Quay and exploring various destinations, watching the huge passenger ships and tugs, photographing recreational vessels making waves as they motor past, is an absolute delight” – Megan Barrass.

In the creation of ‘Ambedo’, Simone Read’s latest body of work, the identifiable hallmarks are embodied with a notable evolution of her practice. This is evident in the incorporation of new medium, detailing and intensifying the saturation of colour. ‘Ambedo,’ is a melancholic trance in which a person becomes completely absorbed in vivid sensory details.

Kathryn’s Pop Realism paintings draw on the pulsating energy of Las Vegas, freeze frames of iconic Hollywood cinema, recognisable signage and advertisements and celebrity, all delivered within the realm of ‘Pop’

I have wanted to create a body of work that resonates with being in stillness. I’ve been hibernating for the last while reflecting on my mindset. Taking time. Reprogramming. Through the practice of painting I have been practising stillness. These works are all abstract imaginings that are representative of no specific time frame, place or reality but rather a general energy or spirit.

‘Subterfuge lives amongst us’ an all-new body of work by Rebecca Pierce featuring portraits, abstracts, landscapes and photography.