An exhibition of new paintings by Tony Clark that extend his Myriorama series – an endless landscape project begun in 1985. These new works reference gospel stories, alluded to in the small 'staffage' figures on each panel. They employ the ‘grisaille’ painting technique, where the colour palette consists entirely of shades of grey.

Exhibition Dates: 13 February – 8 March 2014

Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery presents an exhibition of new paintings by Tony Clark that extend his Myriorama series – an endless landscape project begun in 1985. These new works reference gospel stories, alluded to in the small 'staffage' figures on each panel. They employ the ‘grisaille’ painting technique, where the colour palette consists entirely of shades of grey. The use of colour and tone in the work produces a dramatic effect of light and shade and brings a sense of three-dimensionality to the various scenes.

Amid Tony Clark’s paintings, small and inconspicuous figures are placed in the grand landscapes of earth, trees and sky. The figures depicted in the scenes are not the primary subjects of the composition but instead provide an accent and counterpoint to the vastness of the landscape.

The Myriorama project allows the viewer to construct both continuous and discontinuous visual images of nature, and the inclusion of well-known scenes from the Bible permits similar possibilities with the narrative. There is a deliberate medievalism in the bringing together of episodes distant from one another in both time and space.

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Tony Clark An Extensive Landscape (Six Sections from Clark’s Myriorama each showing Jesus on the Road to Emmaus), 2014; oil on canvas; 24 x 18 cm (each panel), 24 x 109 cm (overall); enquire
An Extensive Landscape (Six Sections from Clark’s Myriorama each showing Jesus on the Road to Emmaus), 2014
oil on canvas
24 x 18 cm (each panel), 24 x 109 cm (overall)
Tony Clark Six Fragmentary Sections from Clark’s Myriorama with Scenes from the Life of Jesus, 2014; oil on canvas; 208 x 314 cm; 208 x 51.5 cm (each panel); enquire
Six Fragmentary Sections from Clark’s Myriorama with Scenes from the Life of Jesus, 2014
oil on canvas
208 x 314 cm; 208 x 51.5 cm (each panel)
Tony Clark Fragmentary Section from Clark’s Myriorama with Jesus on the Road to Emmaus, 2014; acrylic on canvas; 317 x 87 cm; enquire
Fragmentary Section from Clark’s Myriorama with Jesus on the Road to Emmaus, 2014
acrylic on canvas
317 x 87 cm
Tony Clark Fragmentary Section from Clark’s Myriorama with Jesus on the Road to Emmaus, 2014; acrylic on canvas; 317 x 87 cm; enquire
Fragmentary Section from Clark’s Myriorama with Jesus on the Road to Emmaus, 2014
acrylic on canvas
317 x 87 cm
Tony Clark Fragmentary Section from Clark’s Myriorama with Jesus on the Road to Emmaus, 2014; acrylic on canvas; 317 x 87 cm; enquire
Fragmentary Section from Clark’s Myriorama with Jesus on the Road to Emmaus, 2014
acrylic on canvas
317 x 87 cm
Tony Clark Two Fragmentary Sections from Clark’s Myriorama with the Baptism of Jesus, 2014; oil on canvas; 99 x 28 cm; (framed); enquire
Two Fragmentary Sections from Clark’s Myriorama with the Baptism of Jesus, 2014
oil on canvas
99 x 28 cm; (framed)
Tony Clark Two Fragmentary Sections from Clark’s Myriorama with the Baptism of Jesus, 2014; oil on canvas; 204 x 43 cm; (framed); enquire
Two Fragmentary Sections from Clark’s Myriorama with the Baptism of Jesus, 2014
oil on canvas
204 x 43 cm; (framed)
Tony Clark Two Fragmentary Sections from Clark’s Myriorama with the Baptism of Jesus, 2014; oil on canvas; 135 x 31.5 cm (framed); enquire
Two Fragmentary Sections from Clark’s Myriorama with the Baptism of Jesus, 2014
oil on canvas
135 x 31.5 cm (framed)
Tony Clark Design for a portrait miniature, 2014; oil on canvas; 40 x 30 cm; enquire
Design for a portrait miniature, 2014
oil on canvas
40 x 30 cm