Out/About: Miranda Skoczek ‘Antiquities to Psychedelia’
Miranda Skoczek is a lady who needs no introduction and it is with such joy that we are delighted to announce her new show at Koskela in Sydney ‘Antiquities to Psychedelia’. We enjoyed a Chat in a Chair with Skoczek late last year and we continue our captivation with her pattern and colour-crazed world of beauty.
Once again, we are bowled over by the delights of Skoczek’s beautifully layered works of abstracted shapes and whimsical subjects. Thick blocks of stenciled colour are layered over subtle washes of Skoczek’s signature milky gelato tones and iconic motifs of ancient cultures. Roman coins, Greek urns and Egyptian pharoahs are woven into compositions of re-occuring decoratively hatted gods, snakes, statues and winged horses.
There is a naivety and an innocence to this collection, a softer palette which we haven’t yet seen in Skoczek’s work. It is delicate but powerful. It is ancient and contemporary. It is the creation of a beautifully rendered, effervescent world where ancient visions weave through the richness of Miranda’s imagination and explode out in paint and collage. Is is a celebration of Skoczek’s collected objects, her fantasies and nostalgic reflections of travels far and wide.
Her works beckon us all to celebrate dreams and treasures of our very own.
Miranda Skoczek ‘Antiquities to Psychedelia’
Koskela
1/85 Dunning Ave, Rosebery NSW
Tuesday – Sunday from 10.30am – 6pm
Until 25th May 2014
Credits: Miranda Skoczek
