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  • Peter Sharrock – Believe The Mark, 2011, mixed medium, 80 x 80 x 11
  • Peter Sharrock – Believe Burn’t, 2011, terracotta and glaze, 37 x 7 x 8 cm
  • Peter Sharrock – Believe Coolamon 1 , 2011, terracotta and glaze, 37 x 14 x 7 cm
  • Peter Sharrock – Believe Coolamon 2, 2011, terracotta and glaze, 21 x 10 x 5 cm

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Peter Sharrock – Believe

10 June – 14 August 2011

Tandanya

Peter Sharrock - BELIEVE
An Indigenous artist of Eastern Arrernte descent, Sharrock works in a variety of mediums, including acrylics, ochre and
ceramics, focusing on line, texture, shadow and tone. Believe is a body of work capturing small moments from daily life
and examines the expression of moments in life when you have to stand up for what you believe in.
 
‘Personally art is about understanding visual language and the visual language you use no matter what the form is. This is where art can have a real personal feel or touch in the experience of art.’  Peter Sharrock, 2011
Sharrock is best known for carving ochre pigment to make sculptures. Self taught, he has developed his method over a twelve year period and the  work is also a response to the Australian landscape.
 
Sharrock’s artwork has been enjoyed by audiences all over the world including Spain, Romania and Wales (UK).  In 2009 Sharrock
was a finalist in the 26th National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Darwin.  As part of this prestigious award Sharrock exhibited a sculpture in his unique ‘Honeycomb Style’, cementing his reputation as an innovative, young artist.
 
The Believe exhibition is part of the SALA  Festival. There will be an artist talk on the 11th August at 1:30pm at Tandanya.
 
 

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