Nick Collerson: Sounds of Day and Night

Overview

Concealed in an obscure corner in the basement of the Kings Cross Carpark lies Alaska Projects, a truly underground art gallery and one which is making innovative use of an unusual and unused space. Commandeering an empty office, the surrounding parking spaces and stairwell, the gallery has been running since October.

Now showing works by Sydney-based, Newfoundland Canada native, Nick Collerson, this is the gallery's third exhibition. Paintings, ranging from sweeping landscapes reminiscent of Constable or John Singer-Sargeant, to emotive more minimalist pieces, which seem to want to escape the edges enclosing them hang in the office area. This is accompanied rather intriguingly by a wooden step-ladder, hand built by the artist himself. When he is not painting, Collerson turns his hand to framing and canvas stretching — in fact he is also a purveyor of specialist canvas and frames in any shape and size.

In the coming months Alaska Projects will be putting on solo and group shows, performance and film screenings.

Image: Nick Collerson, Untitled Romantic Landscape, 2011