Solo exhibition ‘Floating Time’ will be on view at Galerie pompom (Chippendale, Sydney) from 10 July to 4 August.
This exhibition is a new series of drawings and prints. These artworks utilise the repetitive and controlled mark making of straight, ruled lines. This repetitious drawing action is like a form of timekeeping; the marks becoming a visual record representing time and labour.
Favouring organic forms over rigid and pre-planned geometry, the processes behind these drawings and prints incorporate chance-based elements. The forms that emerge can be seen like geometric versions of a tree’s growth rings or geological strata. Over time, Vassallo’s artworks have become increasingly linked to the environment. In an attempt to connect her highly laborious process to the sublime beauty of nature, the large-scale drawings in this series utilise colour palettes observed by the artist in the natural world around her.
Organic Form 3 (2019), drypoint print on paper, 29 x 19 cm, edition of 6, photo by Document Photography