06 April 2011

▶ JAMES GUPPY: 'STEP RIGHT UP! THE CIRCUS IN AUSTRALIAN ART'

Left: James Guppy,'Joy Riding with the Last Steering Committee' 2007, acrylic on linen, 91.5 x 137cm
Right: James Guppy, 'Rising to the Bait' 2007, acrylic on linen, 40 x 30cm

Three paintings by James Guppy, recently exhibited in the touring show 'Step Right Up! The Circus in Australian Art', are now available to view at the Gallery. The paintings, completed in 2007 while Guppy was an Artist in Residence at Albury Regional Gallery, feature groups of figures participating in coordinated acrobatics on the beach. In 'Joy Riding with the Last Steering Committee', the four figures are pictured on the edge of the sea with Joy balanced tranquilly upon her partner's feet regardless of the threatening waves.
Select pages from the exhibition catalogue 'Step Right Up! The Circus in Australian Art'

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