Coalescence - Clara Bradley
Thought embroidery was a passive craft? This new Melburnian artist lends a little more power to the form.
Overview
For those looking to spend some time admiring local and emerging artistic talent, head to Coalesence, Clara Bradley’s first solo exhibition. The textile practitioner mostly works with embroidery, creating detailed, delicate works that are so much more than something pretty to look at. By working with a medium traditionally synonymous with femininity, Bradley explores the struggle for autonomy within intimacy, identity and the preservation of memory.
Bradley's embroidered pieces are coupled with hand-printed portraits that examine the multi-dimensions of self that surface during ‘amorous exchanges’. Bradley’s work is autobiographical, intimate and provides incredible insight into a life outside of our own. Explore her world sometime during the next two weeks at Rubicon Ari.
