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Peter E. Charuk
Men's Work (III): Iron Hans
Exhibition Dates June 7 - July 8
Exploring the terrain of maleness, specifically the transition from boyhood to manhood,
Peter Charuk takes as his starting point the Brothers Grimm fairytale Iron Hans. This story
is also the basis for Robert Bly's now famous book Iron John which became an anthem for the
Men's movement in the 1990's.
This is Charuk's third exhibition in the series Men's Work which depicts men in various forms
of labour. The series raises questions about men's attitudes towards work and how it continues
to provide a substantial definition of identity. Using the computer as a tool in all the work,
this latest series is by far the most poetic, illustrative and narrative driven in form. With
vivid colours and imagery he follows the movement of a deep sea diver in his diving suit as
he immerses himself and is extracted from the water. The images are symbolic in their intent
leaving an emotive aftertaste in this contemporary version of a classic story.
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© Peter E Charuk
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Brenda L. Croft
Fever (you give me)
Brenda L Croft's latest body of work, fever (you give me) looks at the impact of (non-Indigenous)
culture on the Indigenous cultures of Australia and the Americas. A sense of travel informs
much of the work; difficult to locate, intangible links to place, translucent strands of time.
Croft uses a layering of text and images taken from both historical and contemporary sources
to question stereotypical/sanitised descriptions of the first point of contact and ensuing
relations between Indigenous & non-Indigenous cultures.
Her images seem delirious and hallucinogenic - fevered. Yet they are also delicious and enticing,
with colours melding from muted greens and greys to vivid reds, disguising their bitter taste.
The layers of image and text build upon one another while the song 'Fever' is used as an undercurrent,
drifting in and out of reach, its rhythm like a pulse or heartbeat.
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© Brenda L Croft
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