Drawing from the Non-­Place
Artist Talk: Sat. 26 Aug., 2pm, Free

The Model is delighted to present the first in a new series of exhibitions titled Artists Select. The first in this series is an exhibition by The Model studio artist Kiera O’Toole, whose practice is expressed through the act of drawing and on occasion is mediated through digital media.

In this exhibition O’Toole considers the work of renowned Dutch artist Arno Kramer, whose drawings are held within The Niland Collection. O’Toole has chosen three works by Kramer, which resonate with her own artistic interests.

O’Toole is drawn to the similarities in their practice which she sums up as follows: ‘As practitioners, Arno Kramer’s drawing practice and my drawing practice share an attentiveness and awareness which is informed by drawing’s key attributes: immediacy, intimacy, modesty of means and sensitivity; as evidenced through the pressures of touch, stains, accidents, lines and indentations.” Both artists bring into view the physical trace of the artist’s thinking where a heightened sense of perceptual awareness of the drawing process emerges ‘as a coming to know.

Artists Select; Kiera O’Toole will feature a selection of works by both O’Toole and Kramer and will take place in the Foyer Gallery space. This exhibition runs concurrently alongside the exhibition High Winds Move Slowly, an international presentation of the work of artists Arno Kramer and Henk Visch, which opens on August 19th.

Kiera O’Toole will present a talk on her exhibition on Saturday, 26 August, at 2pm