Published Writings
Full of Malarkey
Published by Stray Pages, a local small press, Full of Malarkey is in part an accompaniment to Harry Hay's exhibition with 484 Presents and in part, an archive of works forgotten, destroyed, or reimagined. The fifth publication to be produced by Stray Pages, it features 24 pages printed in CMYK dry toner in a 21 x 15 cm saddle-stitched book with 120gsm recycled paper and a 250gsm gatefold cover. Available to purchase through the Stray Pages website.
Heavy, with the Weight of History
An accompaniment to the exhibition Heavy held at Chamber Presents in 2018. The essay attempts to identify ways forward for an abstract art non-reliant on cultural context or historical baggage. It traverses an ambitious range of content including Australia's Cultural Cringe, abstract art in the UK, Jackson Pollock's Blue Poles and the NGV's re-staging of the 1968 exhibition The Field. Ultimately it is a very personal piece that questions my own reasons and motivations for pursuing abstract art. Published by UK based web journal Abcrit.
Simon Gardam at Fort Delta
An in-depth review of Simon Gardam's 2017 exhibition Fields at Fort Delta. A piece by piece analysis that considers the dilemmas of introducing and developing new methodologies in abstract painting. Published on Abcrit.
In Conversation with Simon Gardam at Fort Delta
A transcript of a conversation between myself and artist Simon Gardam about his exhibition Fields at Fort Delta. The discussion was a chance to follow up on and respond to points raised in my essay published on Abcrit, as well as other reactions to the show. Published by Romanian based art journal Samizdat Online.
In Conversation with Simon Gardam at Fort Delta Part II
The second instalment to the conversation between myself and Simon Gardam about his exhibition at Fort Delta. Published by Samizdat Online.
Brancaster Chronicles at Greenwich
In 2017, I travelled to the UK to attend the group exhibition and filmed discussion of the Brancaster Chronicles at the Heritage Gallery in Greenwich, London. As a contributor to the forum, but not an exhibitor in the show, I was asked to write a review for Abcrit. Videos of the discussion itself can be viewed here.
Philip Guston, Henri Matisse and the Politics of the Idle
My first published essay, this piece collates my impressions of the art I saw during a visit to New York in 2016. Whilst I now object to some of the points made, the essay addresses certain themes that have re-emerged in more recent writings, in particular the search for meaning and importance in abstract art, and the involuntary nature of its politics.