Despard Gallery is pleased to host Portraits, a joint exhibition by two of Tasmania’s leading contemporary photographers, Micheila Petersfield and Lisa Garland. Each artist has developed a new series entirely in black and white, employing its sensitivity and strength that is unparalleled when it comes to photographic portraiture. Although working at opposite ends of this creative space, both have utilised the natural focus on forms, textures and contrast that comes without the saturation of colour, allowing the essence of the sitter to becomes strengthened.
Lisa Garland is an artist and educator based on the North West Coast of Tasmania, practicing in traditional silver-gelatin and large format photography. With a devoted focus on people and places, Garland has spent the last twenty years documenting local residents, including family, friends and strangers alike, presenting her sitters seemingly blending into their possessions. Observational, intimate and compellingly candid, Garland’s black and white images draw out the authenticity of her subjects, the personal spaces they occupy becoming an extension of their personality.
Micheila Petersfield is a contemporary photographer based in Hobart. Her practice critiques the idealised portrayal of women in popular media through subversive interpretations of familiar feminine tropes. Petersfield retains complete artistic control over every creation, operating as choreographer, costume designer, model and photographer. Borrowing from the flawless aesthetics of popular media and fashion imagery, Petersfield meticulously modifies her appearance through the use of costumes, makeup, digital manipulation and postproduction, adopting multiple personas through transformative self-portraiture.
This joint exhibition was put together to demonstrate how black and white photography remains highly pertinent in contemporary art, contributing to a larger conversation around how portraiture can portray a single presence, yet simultaneously convey a much deeper narrative that reflects on the human condition. This is seen within the practice of both Garland and Petersfield, each artist creating powerful connections from utilising the fragile balance between softness and intensity that only a black and white photograph can achieve.
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#12 LISA GARLAND Avis 2022 giclee print from large format film 95 x 120 cm Edition of 5 $3,950.00 [framed] $3,150.00 [unframed]
#13 LISA GARLAND Peter's Writing Room 2022 giclee print from large format film 95 x 120 cm Edition of 5 $3,950.00 [framed] $3,150.00 [unframed]
#3 LISA GARLAND Matthew 2022 giclee print from large format film 95 x 120 cm Edition 5 of 5 $4,950.00 [framed with artless]
#4 LISA GARLAND The Penguin Boys 2022 giclee print from large format film 95 x 120 cm Edition of 5 $3,950.00 [framed] $3,150.00 [unframed]
#5 LISA GARLAND Bev and Noelene 2016 giclee print from large format film 95 x 120 cm Edition of 5 $3,950.00 [framed] $3,150.00 [unframed]
#6 LISA GARLAND Carl's Riana Shed 2022 giclee print from large format film 95 x 120 cm Edition of 5 $3,950.00 [framed] $3,150.00 [unframed]
#14 LISA GARLAND Uncle Peter's Party 2022 giclee print from large format film 95 x 120 cm Edition of 5 $3,950.00 [framed] $3,150.00 [unframed]
#8 LISA GARLAND Craig's Montagu Shack 2022 giclee print from large format film 95 x 120 cm Edition of 5 $3,950.00 [framed] $3,150.00 [unframed]
#9 LISA GARLAND Norm's Burial Tree 2022 giclee print from large format film 95 x 120 cm Edition of 5 $3,950.00 [framed] $3,150.00 [unframed]
#10 LISA GARLAND Eric's Shed 2021 giclee print from large format film 95 x 120 cm Edition of 5 $3,950.00 [framed] $3,150.00 [unframed]
#11 LISA GARLAND Kelp Harvester Barry 202 giclee print from large format film 95 x 120 cm Edition of 5 $3,950.00 [framed] $3,150.00 [unframed]
#12 LISA GARLAND Mick's Kitchen 2016 giclee print from large format film 95 x 120 cm Edition of 5 $3,950.00 [framed] $3,150.00 [unframed]
#1 MICHEILA PETERSFIELD Painted Landscape 2022 digital print on archival paper 135 x 90cm Edition of 5 $4,950.00 [framed] $3,950.00 [unframed]
#2 MICHEILA PETERSFIELD Plait 2022 digital print on archival paper 120 x 80cm Edition of 5 $3,950.00 [framed] $3,150.00 [unframed]
#2 MICHEILA PETERSFIELD Blurred 2022 digital print on archival paper 120 x 80cm Edition of 5 $3,950.00 [framed] $3,150.00 [unframed]
#4 MICHEILA PETERSFIELD Tissue 2021 digital print on archival paper 100 x 70cm Edition of 5 $3,350.00 [framed] $2,550.00 [unframed]
#5 MICHEILA PETERSFIELD Lashes 2022 digital print on archival paper 100 x 70cm Edition of 5 $3,350.00 [framed] $2,550.00 [unframed]
#6 MICHEILA PETERSFIELD Tear 2022 digital print on archival paper 100 x 70cm Edition of 5 $3,350.00 [framed] $2,550.00 [unframed]
#7 MICHEILA PETERSFIELD Painted Nude 2022 digital print on archival paper 100 x 70cm Edition of 5 $3,350.00 [framed] $2,550.00 [unframed]
#9 MICHEILA PETERSFIELD Silhouette 2020 digital print on archival paper 100 x 72cm Edition of 5 $3,350.00 [framed] $2,550.00 [unframed]
Framed Photographs:
All images are high resolution digital print on archival Platine Paper. For framing, these are laid on aluminium, which is both acid free and completely stable. Each print is framed using a hand finished wooden moulding, either black or white. Frame size is 40 mm deep with a 20 mm face, glazed using a high UV resistant and special non-reflective Latvian made ARTGLASS. This selection of the highest quality materials and processes ensures the artworks are enhanced through museum quality presentation and remain archival.
#3 LISA GARLAND Matthew 2022 giclee print from large format film 95 x 120 cm Edition of 5 $3,950.00 [framed] $3,150.00
#1 MICHEILA PETERSFIELD Painted Landscape 2022 digital print on archival paper 135 x 90cm Edition of 5 $4,450.00 [framed]
DIGITAL EXHIBITION CATALOGUE
GALLERY VIEWS
Gallery View #9
Gallery View #2
Gallery View 3
Gallery View #7
Gallery View #7
Gallery View #8
Gallery View #4
Micheila Petersfield - Foyer view #2
Gallery View #6
Gallery View #5
Gallery View #3
Foyer View - Portraits
VIRTUAL VIEWING ROOM
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