Ahead of the 100th anniversary of Douglas Mawson’s celebrated expedition to the Antarctic, the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) has opened a new exhibition of artworks inspired by the Antarctic.
The Premier, Lara Giddings, said the exhibition draws on Tasmania's long-standing connection with Antarctica.
“Antarctica holds a special place in the hearts of many Tasmanians and I am pleased that the work of some of very notable artists is able to bring us closer to the Antarctic environment and its history," Ms Giddings said.
“The Artists in Antarctica exhibition showcases work that has been inspired by the beauty of the natural environment.
"The close relationship between art and Antarctic science dates back to Mawson's official photographer Frank Hurley, whose stunning images are both a research tool and works of art in their own right.
"I commend the Australian Antarctic Division for continuing to recognise the importance of recording the Antarctic environment through photography and other artforms by helping to enable artists to travel to the continent and sub-Antarctic islands."
The exhibition includes the work of twelve artists who journeyed to Macquarie Island, the Southern Ocean and Antarctica over an eighty year period between 1912 and 1993, and has been timed to coincide with the Antarctic Centennial Year.
TMAG director, Bill Bleathman said the museum has a strong collection of artworks and other material related to the Antarctic region which will be highlighted during the Antarctic Centennial Year celebrations.
“Artworks by Charles Harrisson, Luc Marie Bayle, Sidney Nolan, George Davis, Stephen Walker, John Caldwell, Bea Maddock, Jan Senbergs, Clare Robertson, Charles Page, Sally Robinson and David Stephenson are included in the exhibition," Mr Bleathman said.
“The works on display present the artists’ deeply personal responses to the intriguing and perpetually changing Antarctic and sub-Antarctic environments throughout the history of Antarctic exploration.”
Artists in Antarctica complements TMAG’s permanent Antarctic exhibition, Islands to Ice, which features the natural environment, scientific research and heroic expeditions related to the Southern Ocean and the Antarctic.
The exhibition will be presented alongside the National Archives of Australia touring exhibition, Traversing Antarctica: the Australian experience, which opens at TMAG on Friday, 2 December 2011.
Artists in Antarctica is open to the public from Friday, 25 November 2011 until 4 March 2012. TMAG is open daily from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm except Christmas day, Good Friday and ANZAC day. Source: http://www.media.tas.gov.au/release.php?id=33739
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