Zoe Brand, Irrelevant Information, 2019, aluminium. Photo: Zoe Brand

Again and again

Zoe Brand
Claire McArdle

4– 21 September 

Wed– Sat 12-5pm 

(OPENING)

Wed 11 September, 6-9pm

at 

Rubicon ARI 

Level 1, 309 Queensberry St 
North Melbourne 3051 

Zoe Brand, This is it, 2019, aluminium. Photo: Zoe Brand

The idea of the multiple is a popular staple of the art world. Editions of prints or photographs are prevalent and even the three dimensional object has been adapted to this model. 

Brand and McArdle seek to explore the idea of the multiple through their existing practices. How can this notion be the central force for making? What is a multiple? How do their practices play differently off this central theme?

Brand's practice deals with found words, flat planes, a good pinch of humour and the occasional flash of colour. The resulting works offer a pithy look at how we deal with, consume and ignore things in our everyday life. 

McArdle’s work takes a studied approach to questions arising from experiences in her life. The resulting work is a focus on blending concept and technical skill using a variety of materials including textiles, metal, wood and stone.

@zbrandbrand   @claire__mcardle

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(ABOUT THE ARTISTS)
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Born in Brisbane, Australia in 1984. Zoe Brand completed an Advanced Diploma in Jewellery and Object Design at Design Centre, Enmore, TAFE NSW – Sydney Institute. In 2014 Brand completed her Bachelor of Visual Arts majoring in Gold and Silversmithing at the Australian National University. 2015 She finished her Bachelor of Visual Arts with First Class Honours at the same university. Brand has exhibited in many group shows in Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Germany, France and Estonia and her works are held in a number of significant private collections. Brand was also recently the Director of the Personal Space Project, a gallery located in her bedroom.

Claire McArdle has held solo exhibitions in Australia, Estonia, Germany and Thailand. Her work has been exhibited in Asia, North America & Europe. She has undertaken residencies in Australia, Mexico, Iceland and Estonia. She won first prize at both Contemporary Wearables '13 and the National Contemporary Jewellery Award in 2016 and was received the Excellence Award at the Victorian Craft Awards in 2017. In 2018 her work was collected by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. McArdle is the Co-Founder/Director of Radiant Pavilion. She is currently undertaking a Masters of Art by Research at RMIT University, Melbourne.