Cultural Landscapes

Overview

Landscape fans will want to visit Casula Powerhouse in February for Cultural Landscape, a group exhibition of leading contemporary artists that takes the traditional medium and determinedly turns it on its head.

Featuring a diverse collection of work from Richard Goodwin, Yvonne Koolmatrie, Stephen Birch, Anne Zahalka, Joan Ross, Rodney Pople, Jon Cattapan, Rosemary Laing, Claire Healy and Sean Codeiro (whose video sculpture Homecoming Queen is sure to intrigue), the exhibition takes a 21st century perspective to explore "the emotive, political, social and economic impact man has made on our landscape". You'll see everything from photography to weaving to installation to expressionist painting, in a show that sets out to provide a fresh artistic take on the complicated — and not necessarily idealistic — connection between humans and the contemporary Australian landscape. Expect less sublime, less serene, and more uneasy, complex and thought-provoking.

You can check out Cultural Landscapes between February 10 and March 18. While you're there, why not have a squiz at the artists of tomorrow in NEXT2018, a showcase of talented young South Western Sydney artists selected from local high schools.

Image: Claire Healy and Sean Codeiro, Homecoming Queen, 2017, video sculpture 2017, duration 11 minutes. The artists wish to thank Martumili artist in Parnngurr WA for the creation of this work.