The artists, Jan Purser and Annemie van Osch have contrasting styles and palettes but they share synergy and history together through decades of collaboration. The exhibition offers a diverse range of artistic styles and mediums: acrylics, watercolour and ink and mixed media on paper, canvas and board.
The exhibition has given the artists the opportunity to present their favourite subjects from different perspectives. Annemie and Jan model the observable world with a focus on Fremantle, the wider Australian landscape and loved objects. Visitors to the gallery will be able to view how these artist’s minds interpret and then describe what they see.
Annemie explores her favourite Fremantle locations viewed first in a representational style as works on paper, then from a totally different viewpoint, as aerial views created in colourful and bold mixed media abstracts. Annemie’s works on paper use watercolour, ink and pen in a beautiful style that distils the essence of the places depicted. Her abstracts incorporate collage, ink, acrylic paint and markers on wooden panels using her favourite layering techniques to create depth and intrigue.
Over an extensive career Jan’s art has always been eclectic, ranging from representational landscapes and still lifes to abstract and semi-abstract and even paper mache art. In this exhibition Jan will pair realistic landscapes and still life works with with abstract and semi-abstract intrepretations of the same subject.
Together, these ‘Changing Perspectives’ from two very different local artists create a captivating exhibition that will inspire, challenge and delight.
