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Troy Emery

TROY EMERY

Paradise Martin Browne Contemporary 14 November–8 December 2013 Sydney
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Employing a kaleidoscope of pompoms, tassels and yarn, Troy Emery’s sculptures utilise the aesthetics of trophy animals and plush toys to explore and illuminate humanity’s fascination with the natural world.

Showcasing a new series of topiary-like works constructed from handmade yarn tassels, the colourful creatures in Paradise reference sources as diverse as Emery’s childhood stuffed toys and the taxidermied animals and birds in museums and natural history collections. Inspired by exotic and decorative textiles, Emery blends contemporary craft aesthetics with the often confronting traditions of taxidermy to create alluring animals that form a menagerie of strange and beautiful beings.
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At the core of Troy Emery‘s ‘fake taxidermy’ sculptures is an interest in humankind’s relationship with animals. Often using materials that have been traditionally associated with craft, Emery explores the contrast between art and craft while contemplating the idea that animals serve as decorative objects for humans.

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Martin Browne Contemporary is dedicated to showing the finest in Australian and International modern and contemporary works of art. The gallery combines a program of new work by its exhibiting artists with curated exhibitions of selected works from the secondary market.

Complementing its exhibition program, Martin Browne Contemporary produces an extensive range of publications. The gallery's comprehensive mailing database ensures these publications reach all major Australian and New Zealand public museums and private institutions as well as over 3000 private collectors in Australia and abroad.

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15 Hampden Street
Paddington, NSW
Sydney
Australia
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Tuesday – Saturday
10.30am – 6pm
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Sydney 15 Hampden Street, Paddington, NSW
Martin Browne Contemporary contemporary art gallery in Sydney Australia
Martin Browne Contemporary
15 Hampden Street, Paddington, NSW, Sydney, Australia
+61 2 9331 7997
http://www.martinbrownecontemporary.com

Opening hours
Tuesday – Saturday
10.30am – 6pm
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