A new Lyn Harrison exhibition will open at Nolan on Lovel Gallery on Saturday March 6. The name ofthe exhibition is Being Still. During the time of the lockdown many people have taken the opportunity to go internal; to use the imposed isolation as a time of reflection , meditation and discovery.Lyn Harrison has spent these months devising this exhibition of 26 still life paintings that feature many objects that have personal significance for her, together with other objects of household familiarity. Those who know Lyn's work well - and this may be her 30th solo exhibition locally - may be surprised by the change of content in these works. Using a simple support such as a round table top as a stage setting, she disports her objects in such a way that they set up a silent mini drama. As an example Comfort for the Dark Days shows a friendly toy penguin in close communion with a pile of books of poetry, while a hot water bottle, a cup of tea and toast and vegemite complete the pyramid. Outside there are ominous dark clouds, that may refer to the weather or the general state of the world. There is a great beauty of colour in these works . It may be dark days indeed, but these paintings radiate a defiant joy. The objects like actors on a stage set up a dialogue, a reverberation of meanings that travel backwards and forwards. Some of them defy easy analysis but evoke a direct sense of hilarity. Beady Angel Watches the Progress of WindUp Bunny is one of these; Tom Waits could not have thought of a better title. The opening will be on Saturday March 6 at 2pm at Nolan on Lovel Gallery. If the Covid restrictions are lifted by that time it promises to be a full scale community event as is usually the case with a Lyn Harrison show. I f restrictions are in place the show will still go ahead.
nolan on lovel gallery 56a Lovel St Katoomba NSW 2780 t:0247826231 e:art@nolgallery.com.au w:nolanonlovelgallery.com.au w:harrisonandellison.com
Exhibition hours 11am - 4pm Thurs - Sun until March 21
