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6/8/2015

Two Exhibitions

Anna Pappas Gallery, Melbourne

Benjamin Lichtenstein: Living in Oblivion

Benjamin Lichtenstein does not simply take photographs – he creates them. For this young, upcoming artist, the process does not end at the camera, but extends to the darkroom and beyond. Manipulating the images by hand, strong lines and restrained patterns begin to arise. Merging photography with collage and drawing, the surface of the image is blended to the point where the original medium is no longer recognisable.

For his solo exhibition at Anna Pappas Gallery, Lichtenstein will present a new body of monochromatic works. The multi-panelled compositions embody the artist’s unique imagery through painting masks in the darkroom printing process. Living in Oblivion is Lichtenstein’s most ambitious body of work to date, exceeding the usual dimensions of his work and pushing the limits during the printing process. Living in Oblivion references the film of the same name, described as ‘a film about filmmaking’, alluding to Lichtenstein’s technical proficiency and experimentation with photography as a medium.

Lichtenstein’s images capture the hand of the artist in a way the medium usually denies. The resulting monochromatic creations are unique prints, each work personifying an intimate and distinctive vision.

Lichtenstein holds a Bachelor of Fine Art, Photography, from the Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne. Selected solo exhibitions include Flower, 2015, Fort Delta, Melbourne; Paperwork, 2014,136 Johnston Street, Melbourne; Crescent, 2014, Neospace, Melbourne; Run, Warwick Baker, 2013, The John and Marion Frye Collection, Los Angeles; and I Know You Will Be Happy Here, 2013, Utopian Slumps Project Room, Melbourne. Selected group exhibitions include View From the Window, 2014, Edmund Pearce; Mental, 2014, Muddguts, New York City; Das Boot Fair, 2014, Next Wave Festival, Melbourne; and This Has Been, 2013, c3 Contemporary Art Space, Melbourne. Lichtenstein has also been a finalist in the Bowness Prize, for Run, Warwick Baker #3, 2013, and recipient of the Kodak Salon at the Centre for Contemporary Photography (Excellence in Photomedia) for Saturday night’s alright, 2006.

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Gian Manik: Umbrella

Gian Manik’s work is highly conceptual and deeply rooted in materiality. His creative process stems from his artistic materials, which act as a springboard for imagined systems or structures. The potential for creation is the driving force; a space of growth and of bringing something into existence is essential.

For his solo exhibition at Anna Pappas Gallery, Manik will present a new body of work that continues his engagement with painting images of mirrored surfaces. The works are rooted in an element of chance, as the subjects of his paintings are dependent on what appears in the reflection. This includes abstracted images of the artist’s body, windows, walls and even other paintings in the studio. Worlds within worlds are created and manipulated, and what is produced on the canvas arrives through multifaceted pathways.

Manik explores the liminal space that exists when numerous visual devices are utilised. The space ‘in between’ also exists in the physical realm, between the mirror, the object, the painter and the canvas. These elements vibrate and coalesce into an image that transcribes the essence of the artist’s environment.

Manik holds a Master of Fine Arts from Monash University, and completed his Bachelor of Arts, Visual Arts (Honours) at Curtin University of Technology. Selected solo exhibitions include Big Recorder, 2013, Alaska Projects, Sydney; The Retreat to Representation, 2012, Venn Gallery, Perth; and Decorative Backings, 2011, Artbeat, Melbourne. Selected group exhibitions include Fresh Paint, 2013, Melbourne Pool, Compound Interest, Melbourne; and Joondalup Invitation Art Award Exhibition, 2009, Lakeside Complex, Joondalup. Manik has also held residencies at the Gunnery Artspace, Sydney, 2009, and at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, 2008.

Image: Benjamin Lichtenstein, Untitled, 2014, unique state gelatin silver print, 22x17cm

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Opening: Friday 7 August, 6pm

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2-4 Carlton Street, Prahran, Melbourne
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