KATE SHAW @ RYAN RENSHAW, BRISBANE
“AT FIRST glance, artist Kate Shaw (FEAT. AP ISSUE 6) is dabbling with a subject painted by artists throughout art history. But Shaw’s landscapes, although recognizable as such, are not mere pictorial representations of polar ice caps and interior Australia. Her spectacularly hallucinogenic paintings remind us of the threat of global warming and environmental degradation …”
28 FEB – 13 MAR 2010
KATE SHAW — SPILLING TWILIGHT
RYAN RENSHAW GALLERY, BRISBANE
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