Chelsea Lehmann
June 25th 2010 07:54
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interaction between realism and painterly expression
Exploring the interaction between realism and painterly expression
Adelaide artist Chelsea Lehmann will be spending the next ten weeks on a professional development and research tour, painting and drawing on site at two museums in Paris.
Starting in July, Chelsea will be on site at the Musee de la Chasse et de la Nature and the Musee Carnavalet, two of the French capital's oldest art museums.
The artist will be responding to a life model in the interior surrounds of these historical collections, exploring the interaction between realism and painterly expression in the figure/field. Chelsea will later use her research to create a new body of work for exhibition at Sydney's Arthouse Gallery.
"My current painting practice explores pictorial space, placing figures in both real and invented worlds that are temporally ambiguous through the layering of multiple times, eras or places," Chelsea explains. "Juxtaposing a contemporary figure or life model against these historical backdrops furthers my exploration of the Deleuzian concept of 'multiplicity' - the notion that reality is a fluidity of remembered, existing and subconscious experience. I am interested in what happens when worlds collide and how one's imagination connects and charges these realities."
The Musee de la Chasse et de la Nature is a private museum dedicated to the art of hunting, housing a collection of weapons as well as paintings by artists Desportes, Chardin, Oudry, Vernet and Rubens. The Musee Carnavalet showcases works that chronicle the history of Paris, with some pieces dating back to the French Revolution. Both museums are found in the city's Marais district, which is also home to the Picasso Museum, amongst others.
Chelsea chose these particular museums for their unique interiors and the collections they house. The artworks in the Musee Carnavalet are displayed to recreate the atmosphere of private residences from the 15th to the 19th Centuries, while the Musee de la Chasse et de la Nature houses an impressive collection of paintings, many of which possess a similar palette and depth of field that Chelsea uses in her own art practice.
Graduating from the Adelaide Central School of Art in 1998, Chelsea has been a practicing artist for more than ten years, with her work being shown in group and solo exhibitions across Australia. Chelsea's work was selected for the 1999 Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition, and she also served as a mentor for the Helpmann Academy's Ashington Mentorship Scheme in 2008.
The Adelaide Central School of Art is a Helpmann Academy partner, and Chelsea's professional development tour in Paris has been supported by a Helpmann Academy grant.
Adelaide artist Chelsea Lehmann will be spending the next ten weeks on a professional development and research tour, painting and drawing on site at two museums in Paris.
Starting in July, Chelsea will be on site at the Musee de la Chasse et de la Nature and the Musee Carnavalet, two of the French capital's oldest art museums.
The artist will be responding to a life model in the interior surrounds of these historical collections, exploring the interaction between realism and painterly expression in the figure/field. Chelsea will later use her research to create a new body of work for exhibition at Sydney's Arthouse Gallery.
"My current painting practice explores pictorial space, placing figures in both real and invented worlds that are temporally ambiguous through the layering of multiple times, eras or places," Chelsea explains. "Juxtaposing a contemporary figure or life model against these historical backdrops furthers my exploration of the Deleuzian concept of 'multiplicity' - the notion that reality is a fluidity of remembered, existing and subconscious experience. I am interested in what happens when worlds collide and how one's imagination connects and charges these realities."
Chelsea chose these particular museums for their unique interiors and the collections they house. The artworks in the Musee Carnavalet are displayed to recreate the atmosphere of private residences from the 15th to the 19th Centuries, while the Musee de la Chasse et de la Nature houses an impressive collection of paintings, many of which possess a similar palette and depth of field that Chelsea uses in her own art practice.
Graduating from the Adelaide Central School of Art in 1998, Chelsea has been a practicing artist for more than ten years, with her work being shown in group and solo exhibitions across Australia. Chelsea's work was selected for the 1999 Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition, and she also served as a mentor for the Helpmann Academy's Ashington Mentorship Scheme in 2008.
The Adelaide Central School of Art is a Helpmann Academy partner, and Chelsea's professional development tour in Paris has been supported by a Helpmann Academy grant.
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