Regionalis radio interview
Here’s kerrie Warren talking about the Regionalis show.
Kerrie Warren - Radio Interview
Interviewed by Shirley Westerberg at Vision Australia on 93.5 FM August 09
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Kerrie’s Story for radio
It seems to be media week for our Artists again on ABC radio and this time Kerrie chats about her experiences of Black Saturday and the new work this has spawned.
Two Artists, one Firestorm… Black Saturday
Two of our exhibiting Artists, Werner and Ursula Theinert were interviewed on ABC radio recently about their experience on Black Saturday fighting the fires that threatened their home and how that has influenced their current art works. Check out the amazing interview…
The works which have been inspired by this tragic event in Victorian history will be in this exhibition.
Art in development
While this exhibition is set for mid August, it doesn’t stop the Artists from working! Here you can see some of what Steve Gray has been up to as he logs a journal with pics of where he’s at now. Take a look.
New York Connection Kerrie Warren - Artist
Kerrie Warren Abstract Expressionist and Regionalis Artist, was interviewed on ABC Radio recently about her New York Exhibition and work.
“Kerrie lived out a long-time dream last month, when an exhibition of her abstract expressionist paintings went on display at a gallery in New York’s Chelsea art district.
While Kerrie has always aspired to see her work go on show in New York, it could hardly have happened at a worse time, arriving to find the city’s art district in the grip of a major recession.
“New York is in a recession at the moment, so I did get to see it at its low side,” Kerrie said. “I got to see a very true and real aspect of New York. To go all that way and see artists that struggle just like we do at home, that was an amazing experience.”
Read the rest of Kerrie’s Interview here…“
Steve Gray arts log
Steve has added to the art log he has running on his artists page. You can read about what he’s been up to recently and see some of the images which will be in the exhibition.
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Ursula explores Black Saturday
Ursula Theinert feels passionate about the importance of art in helping to stimulate interest and discussion in the community about environmental issues.
“My focus is on the profound spiritual connection we have with nature and the dichotomy of our behaviour to our world.” Ursula’s paintings attempt to highlight the ‘hidden’ realities in forest and land management practices. “… it fascinates me that on the ’surface’, pine plantations give the impression of environmentally positive outcomes, however, on closer scrutiny they lead to ‘deserts’ under their canopy for native flora and fauna.”
Ursula’s current series is about her experiences of the Black Saturday fires and looks at the profound spirituality felt during that dreadful night. “My paintings reflect my coming to terms of the aftermath and attempt to express the loss of the old realities and the acceptance of the new beginning.”
Ursula is involved in a group of professional artists who feel passionate about the environment and have formalized their ideals and goals in using art to encourage discussion and insight into the complex environmental issues we all face.
“Our group are going to have a touring exhibition called ‘Fields of View’ which will focus on the environmental disaster of the Black Saturday fires, beginning in February 2010. The Regionalis show with five others will be a great lead up to it.”
Ursula also paints portraits. “I continue to paint portraits and will also keep entering the Archibald Portrait Prize because I feel the portrait work has broadened my painting techniques, skills, and knowledge of the art world. It has also been incredibly stimulating meeting and getting to know the wonderful people who have agreed to sit for me.”
Ursula’s Art Teacher Peter Biram “dared” Ursula to enter The Archibald, in 2006. “I have entered four times and have managed to be successful four times as an entrant in the Salon des Refuses.”
The Artists
Peter Biram
A landscape and portrait Painter. Peter has entered the Archibald Portrait prize five times now and has been in the Melbourne “Salon De Refuses” for selected artists whose works have been “refused entry” to the Archibald Prize. His brightly coloured landscapes turn heads at exhibitions whenever the works are on display, an avid Environmental Expressionist, Peter’s work takes the landscape genre to a new level.
Steve Gray
A Painter and Photographer, Steve brings literal yet abstract images to this exhibition. Working on a theme of Harm in all its forms, Steve’s paintings will take on the environment from a personal level, challenging the basis by which we look at our ecology and explore it visually and with text.
Leonie Ryan
A 3D Artist with a metaphysical approach to her work. Leonies installations can involve manipulated photographs, glass, resin and many other materials, challenging the way we see things and their many possible distortions.
Ursula Theinert
A painter and photographer, Ursula lost many of her works in the Black Saturday bush-fires. While saving their house from the impending flames, she lost much of her artworks as flames engulfed the studio. Ursulas dramatic landscapes have now been imbued with a fresh yet deeply dark foundation from the bush-fires. The works for this show promise to be solidly revealing.
Werner Theinert
An Art Photographer, Werner stood shoulder to shoulder with his Wife Ursula as they fought the fires on that fateful Saturday when so many lives and assets were lost statewide. His photographic works may therefore take a different turn to earlier works because of this. Werner manages to engage viewers with the details and visual intrigue of optical illusions, while blending direct text references to bring the viewer to a sense of bare reality.
Kerrie Warren
A vibrant arts practitioner, painter and artistic coordinator. Kerries work speaks for itself, be it organising a traveling Art show (Wild Dogs Downunder) or producing her highly energetic abstract expressionistic paintings. Kerrie is represented by galleries in Singapore, New York and is fast becoming sought after in Australia. Her personal viewpoint on the environment is compelling in it’s depth and intrigue, just spend a few minutes staring at one of her paintings and you will be transported to a complex world of colour and rhythms.