Local artist Anita Iacovella brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in both art making and exhibiting to Boom for her solo show Towards The Blue; demonstrated through the the variety of methods and techniques in these works.
 

There is a wonderful softness and subtlety to Anita's artworks, we are delighted to be showing this incredible exhibition in our new gallery space. 

ARTIST STATEMENT
 

"The internal and external experience within nature and the environment it observes has anchored my practice and creative inquiry for over a decade.
 
This new series Towards The Blue delves into the interplay between the blue spectrum of natural and artificial light, capturing the essence of the sky in various shades. By imprinting pressed pastel and painting these images onto surfaces by hand, they preserve the fleeting moments of clouds bathed in different hues of light. The varied processes highlights the contrast between the genuine blue light of nature and the artificial blue light we encounter daily on screens, inviting reflection on our perception of reality and memory of the image over time.

Here the clouds and sky symbolise the fleeting nature of time, elusive and impossible to capture easily, existing only in the present moment. In my attempt to embody this presence, I press marks onto the surface, using it as a meditative tool to experience each moment as I move across the page.

My fascination with clouds lies in their ethereal structure and ephemeral nature, influenced by the interplay of air, water, light and the infinite shades of blue.

They leave a personal imprint on me daily, capturing moments of stillness and presence within nature."
 

BIO

Anita Iacovella is an artist and educator who specialises in monotypes’ and mix-media drawing and painting processes.

Her latest works examines the ephemeral qualities of the cloud and the blue spectrum of light, air and water within nature. Documenting over the last 10 years the cyclic changes to the clouds she has observed within her local area Wadawrung, Geelong.

Anita’s has exhibited in over 50 group exhibitions and works are held in several public and private collections both in Australia and overseas in Italy, Japan and the USA. A number of works have been acquired by Gippsland Art gallery, Charles Sturt University Australia, National Gallery of Australia APW Print collection, Art Gallery of Ballarat and Federation University Australia Art Collection and Geelong City Council.

She has been a finalist in major art prizes such as Rick Amor drawing prize, Geelong Acquisitive print award, Gippsland print awards and the winner of the Mini Print International award and major printmaking award at the national Queenscliff 150th anniversary art awards.
 

In the mid 90’s after graduating from University, Anita became a founding member of ‘Volartile’ a significant contemporary art gallery & studios in central Geelong, a space that was instrumental in nurturing artists and ideas, one which has continued within the Geelong region. Since then Anita has worked within education and the community conducting workshops in Printmaking and drawing.

Anita currently works from her home studio in outer regions of Geelong and lectures in printmaking and drawing at The Gordon TAFE.

Studio portrait credit: Kym Houston