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Savanhdary Vongpoothorn

SAVANHDARY VONGPOOTHORN

The Beautiful as Force Martin Browne Contemporary 7–31 March 2013 Sydney
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Martin Browne Contemporary is delighted to present The Beautiful as Force, a new exhibition of paintings by Savanhdary Vongpoothorn.

The motifs in Savanhdary Vongpoothorn’s new body of work are derived from a figure of beauty in nature; the Australian scribbly gum. Vongpoothorn has long been enchanted by the cryptic scribblings found on these trees and speaks of the desire to somehow “decipher” them.

Vongpoothorn’s exhibition also celebrates the recent publication of In Country, an art/poetry book produced in collaboration with the Canberra poet Leon Trainor. While working on this series of paintings, Vongpoothorn and Trainor have drawn inspiration from each other’s exploration of Australian and Asian landscapes. The book contains poems by Trainor that celebrate places in Australia and Asia, matched with examples of Vongpoothorn’s paintings. Vongpoothorn and Trainor have also worked together to produce two new paintings and poems for this exhibition in which each has responded to the other’s work.
About the Artist

Born in Laos, 1971, Vongpoothorn came to Australia in 1979. She completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts at the University of Western Sydney and a Masters of Fine Arts at the University of New South Wales (COFA). In 1997 she held an Artspace studio and has undertaken numerous residencies in Australia and overseas. A finalist in the Moet & Chandon art prize in 1998, Savanhdary's work is included in important public and private collections, including the Queensland Art Gallery and the National Gallery of Australia. She currently lives and works in Sydney.

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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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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

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Tuesday – Saturday
10.30am – 6pm
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