Anita Larkin b. 1971

Also known as Anita Johnson
  • Artist (Sculptor)
You are viewing the version of bio from Oct. 5, 2015, 11:02 a.m. , as edited by Anita Johnson Larkin (needs approval).
Revert to this revision Go to current record
This record needs moderation
exhibited at
The Breath Within, Defiance Gallery 2015
Date
6 May 2015 - 30 May 2015
Place
Defiance Gallery, Newtown, Sydney, NSW
Description

THE BREATH WITHIN

Sculpture and Collage by Anita Larkin

Defiance Gallery. 6 May-30th May 2015

catalogue published.
film also made by Caroline Baum and Ashley Frost:
https://vimeo.com/126853743

Larkin exhibits works that display an intentional and playful disruption of the familiar object and the everyday.

These strange and intriguing objects include objects usually associated with sports combined with objects of war. Amongst the sculptures is a truncated telephone rendered useless by insulating it with felt, a gun that becomes a sewing machine stitching a line into the wall of the gallery, the artist’s breath made visible, and a cricket ball growing a breast.

The title of this exhibition “The breath within” suggests that objects have an inner life, a breath, a potential for story and meaning.
“The breath within me” is also the title of one of the artworks in the show. The objects are cast from the hand and lips of the artists own body, with the glass having been hand-blown to the dimensions of her rib cage.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Breath, Defiance gallery, Felt, Sculpture, Collected objects, Found objects, Body
Website
https://vimeo.com/126853743

Difference between this version and previous

Field This Version Previous Version
Date modified Oct. 5, 2015, 11:02 a.m. Oct. 3, 2015, 7:05 p.m.
Alternative names
  • Anita Johnson