For these works Liz has moved her close observational skills, her deft carving and painting techniques to bring about a playful manipulation of scale with everyday objects. In ‘Striking a Happy Medium’, a collection of upscaled matchsticks and their accompanying box, she toys with the venerated practice of including a matchbox in photographs to give [...]
18th March – 10th April ’11 Statements Gallery . Napier ‘Vessels for Life’ conjurs for me an image or form encapsulating potential, abundance and vitality. Seeds themselves are, for me, the ultimate vessel for life. Seeds are “where it all starts”, a complete store of all the information needed to engender growth toward full realisation [...]
13 pieces 2009 Pine with iron filings, Acid, Zinc, Copper, Graphite, Silver. In her carving Liz McAuliffe is known for manipulating scale to bring attention to nature and all its complexity. With the use of iron, zinc, copper, graphite and acid she has intensified the visual experience and has highlighted the metal pollutant content now [...]
This is a culmination of the things I love. Wood just for and of itself … and nature expressed through shapes and shadow. In these works I am exploring some of my past works and am re-introducing them as a conversation .. They are a play with reality .. manipulating and highlighting certain aspects. Are [...]