Tasmanian Gothic - the art of Elizabeth Barsham

HATCHING

A dozen joyful and very silly paintings

There are two famous questions: Why did the chicken cross the road? Why is a raven like a writing desk? You won't find answers in this exhibition, but you will find plenty of eggs and poultry. And the odd – very odd – Raven.

Help me explore a peculiar world that almost looks familiar, where the boundaries between animal, human, bird, vegetation and machinery blur. A world of infinite potential where wonderful things could happen and meaning is whatever you make it.
I've been busy painting the egg; now let's see what hatches.

HATCHING opens at Nolan Gallery, Space 109, Salamanca Arts Centre, 77 Salamanca Place, Hobart on 8th November, 2024. The exhibition will run until the end of the month

Hatching oil on canvas 84 cm x 184 cm

see the rest of the paintings here