Fashion, Decor, Interior highlights aspects of advertising, mass production and architectural design in the work of three Melbourne artists. Featuring Lyndal Walker, Tony Clark and Stephen Bram. Curated by Natalie King.

Exhibition Dates: 15 November – 25 November 1995

Fashion, Decor, Interior highlights aspects of advertising, mass production and architectural design in the work of three Melbourne artists.

Lyndal Walker adopts the techniques of advertising and retail display to examine the glamour and banality of shopping. Her fashion objects, photographs and advertising artefacts celebrate and critique the contrived sophistication and prestige of designer products.

Tony Clark combines decorative design with organic form in his exploration of Wedgwood patterns, architectural motifs and sixties sculpture. Relating to aspects of the history of style and taste, such as eighteenth-century Jasperware and items from auction catalogues, his paintings and murals address the role of artworks as mass-produced images, as decor.

Stephen Bram uses the formulae of geometry and perspective to create impossible architectural interiors in two and three dimensions. Abstract paintings depict the surfaces of voids that converge to contradictory points. His minimalist floor sculptures are realisations of an invisible three-point perspective volume conceived within the gallery.

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Stephen Bram Untitled, 1993; acrylic on canvas; 25 x 20 cm; enquire
Untitled, 1993
acrylic on canvas
25 x 20 cm
Stephen Bram Untitled, 1993; acrylic on canvas; 30 x 23 cm; enquire
Untitled, 1993
acrylic on canvas
30 x 23 cm
Lyndal Walker Grunge 2, 1993-95; R22 colour prints; 76 x 54 cm; enquire
Grunge 2, 1993-95
R22 colour prints
76 x 54 cm
Lyndal Walker Grunge 3, 1993-95; R22 colour prints; 76 x 54 cm; enquire
Grunge 3, 1993-95
R22 colour prints
76 x 54 cm
Lyndal Walker Grunge 1, 1993-95; R22 colour prints; 76 x 54 cm; enquire
Grunge 1, 1993-95
R22 colour prints
76 x 54 cm
Lyndal Walker Designer rules, 1995; laminated colour laser photocopies; 3 panels, each 40 x 140 cm; enquire
Designer rules, 1995
laminated colour laser photocopies
3 panels, each 40 x 140 cm
Lyndal Walker Selected works on the subject of retro fashion, 1995; black and white photographs, Dymo labels, paper and folders; dimensions variable; enquire
Selected works on the subject of retro fashion, 1995
black and white photographs, Dymo labels, paper and folders
dimensions variable
Tony Clark Design for a Mural Painting, 1987; acrylic on paper; 150 x 114 cm; enquire
Design for a Mural Painting, 1987
acrylic on paper
150 x 114 cm
Tony Clark Jasperware painting, 1995; acrylic on canvas; 2 panels, each 152 x 92 cm; enquire
Jasperware painting, 1995
acrylic on canvas
2 panels, each 152 x 92 cm
Tony Clark Balustrade painting, 1995; acrylic and ink on wood; 24.5 x 303.5 cm; enquire
Balustrade painting, 1995
acrylic and ink on wood
24.5 x 303.5 cm
Tony Clark Design for a mural painting, 1995; acrylic and graphite on wood; 304 x 24 cm; enquire
Design for a mural painting, 1995
acrylic and graphite on wood
304 x 24 cm