Anthotopia

Overview

Art doesn’t need to be sad, sooky, made at the hands of a tortured artists, or ride reminiscent feelings of depression and gloom to be art. It just needs to provoke feeling. And to be honest, the fresher and more fun the feeling the better!

Nancy Stilianos', Anthotopia, couldn’t be more fresh and fun – making for some top notch art and even topper notched feelings. Using raw cotton, dyed with vegetable juices and food colouring, her handmade gentle giants of sculpture are a site of beauty. Cloud-like, these organic pieces steal the room, like a gentle breeze of relief, calm surprise and wonder – that’s real art for you.

Stilianos makes her cotton clouds from locally grown and sources materials, encapsulating the belief that beauty is so easy to find in the natural resources around us. Her art is a stance against the mass produced and convenient – there’s something special about a piece that’s grown from loving hands in an act of self-determination.

Experience this rather unique, art-provoked feeling at Metro Arts from October 16 to November 2. You can even catch Nancy Stilianos in the flesh on October 23 as she explains her investment in Anthotopia.