Faded Lands: Holly Greenwood

An up-and-coming Sydney artist rejigs Australian landscapes, from Booderee National Park to Dungog Pub.
James Whitton
January 30, 2017

Overview

Like many Australian artists, Sydney's Holly Greenwood draws the majority of her influence from her environment. Whether it's an arid and imposing outback region, or the innocuous confines of an inner city townhouse, Greenwood's pieces tend to reflect the character of the space around her. Even Dungog Pub.

Whether slathered on canvas or organic materials like bark, Greenwood's painting is a distinctly Australian take on post-impressionism, with deliberate brushstrokes and a limited colour palette creating an artwork that actively captures the atmosphere of the realm she paints, rather than recreating space photorealistic-style.

Faded Lands, Greenwood's latest exhibition, will be on show at the new Saint Cloche gallery in Paddington. The gallery has taken the mission of providing an art space that supports established artists, but also newer, upcoming talent the rare opportunity to display their works. Greenwood, a COFA graduate who has studied under a number of contemporary art heavyweights, will be showing her newest works from February 1 to 12.

Images: Supplied.

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