From the exhibition brochure:
The exhibition Milk and Honey consists of paintings and sculptures executed between 2011 and 2015 and takes the Biblical expression "a land flowing with milk and honey" (Exodus 33:3) as a metaphor for rural Arcadia.
Coyte was born in 1953, in the bush, with a father who worked as a wool classer and a mother who came from a sheep farm. His earliest schooling was in a tiny convent school in Borenore, not far from Mount Canobolas and a ten minute drive from Orange, and this was supplemented by senior school in Orange itself. The 1970s were spent largely in art schools in Sydeny, while by the early eighties he was travelling and exhibiting his art in Europe. By the mid-eighties he was back in the Orange- Bathurst region with a growing family and teaching art.
All the paintings are for sale. I just wish I could afford one.
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| Milky Moon 2011 |
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| Endless Column 2015 |
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| Udder Disaster 2015 |
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| Bee in Your Bonnet 2015 |
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| Count your blossoms (diptych) 2014 |
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| Sting 2015 |
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| Odd Couple (collaboration with Ros Auld) 2014 |
There's an excellent video that plays during the exhibition showing Martin working on some of the paintings. It's fascinating to watch and then look at the painting he was creating at the time. Thankfully through the magic of Vimeo you can watch it too.
Orange Regional Gallery
151 Byng Street
Orange
Daily 9-5
6393 8136
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9 comments:
Wish there was more art in my world. Maybe I need to more actively seek it out.
Lovely art! Thanks for sharing...I enjoyed it.
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Beautiful! Love the colour of his work and the title for the exhibition too.
Lovely works. You've inspired me to find out what's being exhibited at the Seattle Art Museum.
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What a fun, whimsical exhibit!
I haven't been to Orange since I was a kid. I had a distant relative that lived there or a friend of a relative. I'm not sure. She had the greatest garden and lived over a butcher shop I believe. Anyway I love the Udder Disaster and the Milky painting at the top the most.
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I too need to seek more art in my environment. We have an art gallery and a local group of artists. I must be more supportive. Thanks for sharing this lovely exhibit.
What a great exhibit. Thanks for sharing!
I like the sculptures in particular - quirky and curious. I'll let my family know so they can pop in to see it before it finishes.
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