'Botanica' exhibition Watt Space Gallery

hugh grant · Post by **hugh grant** » September 18th, 2014, 10:14 pm

Hi All
Im plesed to announce My collaborative exhibition with fellow artist Alysha Fewster.

Botanica

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So often the subtle fleeting beauty of the tiny veins in a leaf, or the curvature of a branch reaching for the sun, go unnoticed as the visual clamor of the world fights for our attention.
Whilst artists throughout history have endeavoured to render the beauty of nature in paint and ink, this exhibition takes small samples of nature its self and place it in the gallery space, offering a detailed glimpse of nature at a human scale in an art context. By bringing our work, which glorifies nature, into a space which is relatively visually neutral, we aim to highlight the delicate and fleeting intricacies nature offers, which are so often over looked.

This exhibition will feature a collection of both Eco Dye works by Alysha Fewster and contemporary bonsai displays by I, Hugh Grant. This exhibition will experimentally pull bonsai into a Fine Art context and offer new light upon Australian Bonsai.

Where: Watt Space Gallery, University House, corner of Auckland & King Streets, Newcastle.
When: October 15th - November 2nd 2014
Open: Wednesday - Sunday, 11am - 5pm (closed Mondays and Tuesdays)

Opening Night and celebrations: Thursday 16th October 6 - 8pm.

Regards,
Hugh Grant

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cre8ivbonsai · Post by **cre8ivbonsai** » September 19th, 2014, 8:20 am

Fantastic Hugh

what a unique idea! With the quality of your trees, this will be a stunning exhibition.

Given the length of time (inside I presume?), will you be replacing you trees every couple of days?

Best of luck, always great to see bonsai in new contexts

and please

once the exhibit is over we would love to see photos

Reece · Post by **Reece** » September 19th, 2014, 10:54 am

I'm def going to try and get up there for this.....

Bush bunny · Post by **Bush bunny** » September 19th, 2014, 12:52 pm

Can I save your video? I'd like to watch it later. Fantastic. I wish I lived closer. Well done there man. By the way, in the video, you sound Canadian or American, or is it a different person?

Jason · Post by **Jason** » September 19th, 2014, 6:59 pm

Good luck to you both mate! Would be great to see some pics if you can get them

hugh grant · Post by **hugh grant** » September 24th, 2014, 10:07 pm

UPDATE

The exhibition will run for 3 weeks and hence the entire collection of works wont be exhibited together. They will spread out over the 3 weeks, a few trees each week and replaced each wednesday.
So if you wich to see the entire collection of trees if suggest a few visits

regards,
Hugh

hugh grant · Post by **hugh grant** » October 8th, 2014, 10:37 pm

1 week to go!
Exhibition opens Wednesday 15th October.
Remember 3 different displays over the 3 week period of the exhibit.

Regards,
Hugh

hugh grant · Post by **hugh grant** » October 15th, 2014, 8:52 am

BOTANICA OPENS TODAY!!!
Open daily 11am-5pm wed-sun 15th Oct-2nd Nov.
Opening night tomorrow Thu 16th Oct 6-8pm

Regards,
Hugh

hugh grant · Post by **hugh grant** » October 15th, 2014, 6:14 pm

UPDATE

times have been a bit mixed up the OPENING NIGHT ACTUALLY STARTS @ 6:30

cre8ivbonsai · Post by **cre8ivbonsai** » November 10th, 2014, 11:17 am

Hi Hugh, How did the exhibition go? any photos?

Scott Roxburgh · Post by **Scott Roxburgh** » November 13th, 2014, 4:08 pm

Missed this one, too far to drive anyway but I hope it went well.

hugh grant · Post by **hugh grant** » April 28th, 2015, 9:43 pm

I realised i never had posted the pictures from the exhibition back in October last year.

So ...
very late, but here they are.

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Post by **kcpoole** » April 28th, 2015, 11:43 pm

Thanks for posting. Interesting setting as it looks Quite austere

Ken

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