ILLAWARRA ASSOCIATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS (IAVA) | CURIOUS RHYTHM : A MIXED EXHIBITION

EXHIBITION OPENED BY JUDITH WHITE ON SATURDAY 30TH SEPT, 4 - 6PM All visual art has rhythm: some kind of internal movement and balance, like a dancer en pointe. Even the calmest painting contains variations and patterns of volume, just like a symphony. When we look at an artwork, we're searching for patterns and rhythms even if we're not conscious of it. Rhythm is a most basic and primitive human experience, from our instinctive rocking of an infant to our own internal rhythms of heart-beat and breath. The rhythms of the planet, of the sun and moon, all help orient us. They reassure us we are thinking, feeling beings. But the rhythms in visual art are also a personal expression. Each artist brings something unique, something odd from their own sensibility... it's these curious and beautiful expressions that fascinate us as art viewers. We're drawn to a certain artwork again and again and sometimes can't even say why exactly. We know it satisfies us in some deep way. ••••••••••••••••••• The Illawarra Association for the Visual Arts, known as IAVA is the premium association for contemporary artists in the Illawarra region. The association was formed more than a decade ago and comprises more than forty highly recognized and awarded artists. While their art practice could be viewed as eclectic in nature, one driving connection across the artists is their passion to cultivate and promote outstanding contemporary visual art. Through paintings, drawings, printmaking, textile art, sculpture and installation these artists consistently exhibit high quality two and three-dimensional art pieces. While the artists often exhibit in national and international solo shows they often come together to collaborate and share their practice in group IAVA shows. IAVA artists are thrilled to be involved in the mixed exhibition 'A Curious Rhythm' at Frances Keevil, Woollomooloo.