MCCAFFREY 2011 COLLECTION
October – November 2011 at the York Mill Gallery
Robert lives outside the central wheatbelt town of Kondinin, soon to be a resident of Kellerberrin. He lectures in visual arts and contemporary craft with CY O’Connor Institute with students in Certificate and Diploma qualifications at the regional campuses of Quairading, Northam, Kellerberrin and Merredin.
Heritage – born in a small country town on the Darling Downs in Queensland. Greyhound bus to Western Australia in 1982 and been here ever since. Home is where the heart is.
He has lived and worked in the region for over 10 years. In that time, he has established community arts projects and practices, produced and staged a number of events and functions to raise the profile of the visual arts in the region and has been dedicated and prolific in his output.
As an artist/designer he has built a reputation also, as a fashion designer – these days concentrating on menswear, producing 1 collection per year. The solo exhibitions in the past included catwalk and couture. In this exhibition, McCaffrey will show selected items from the 2012 Collection.
“McCaffrey 2011”, was the title for this exhibition at The York Mill Gallery running October 1st –30th. It featured a collection of recent works in a variety of disciplines, including his familiar assemble of pieces of 2D and 3D form. The York Mill Gallery showcased Robert’s development of new concepts in symbolic imagery in coloured monoprints on paper and on canvas, as well as the innovative techniques in creating illumintated canvases.
“McCaffrey 2011” delivered an overload of imagery, from the works created as “artist in residence”, Cataract Gorge in Tasmania to the works he has been developing these past 2 years – lush and rich in texture. Tactile pieces that invite touch – glossed surfaces that resemble glass, glazed canvases, plush textiles and embellished fibre work.
The overriding theme within most of the work is “organic”, in nature and sentiment. The attention to detail in the coloured monoprints reveals a designer’s quest for intricacy and harmony. The expressive nature in the illumintated canvases alludes to the art movements/periods of thelate 19thand early 20th Century.
We were delighted to have Robert’s works at The York Mill Gallery form the opening to a season of exhibitions to be announced. We apprecicate Roberts involvement and contributions in the redevelopment of The York Mill Gallery
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