Kevin Perkins: Written in Wood

Written in Wood: Kevin Perkins inspired by Richard Flanagan
Friday 6th December 2024 - Sunday 30th March 2025 @ Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
Free entry

Written in Wood; Kevin Perkins inspired by Richard Flanagan, features five monumental sculptural pieces by Tasmanian artist, master furniture-maker and wood craftsman, Kevin Perkins.

Each work is based on a novel by the acclaimed Tasmanian writer, Richard Flanagan; Death of a River Guide (1994), The Sound of One Hand Clapping (1997), Gould’s Book of Fish (2001), Wanting (2008), and his most recent work, Question 7 (2023).

Perkins uses the naturally occurring shapes of the timber as a starting point for both design and for the narrative inherent in all of his work.

He contrasts their aged, organic surfaces and shapes with geometric planes of freshly exposed, luminous wood. Perkins is a master carver, and several works incorporate naturalistic carved elements that also draw on the found shapes of the timber.

Complementing the organic, he inscribes the surfaces with carved text in a characteristically precise and beautiful serifed font.

Supported by the Mountain Air Foundation.

❊ When ❊

Times: Open daily, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

❊ Where ❊

 Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery View Venue
 Dunn Place Hobart Tasmania 7000 Map

❊ Web Links ❊

→ Kevin Perkins: Written in Wood

→ www.tmag.tas.gov.au

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