Lucy Barker

This is the 2nd update to the original movie which documents me weaving a giant sunrise from vintage chair webbing for my show at Maitland Regional Gallery - “Lifestyles of The Neither Rich Nor Famous”.  This movie, along with update #1, documents the audience in the gallery as they are invited to take a picture of themselves in front of the work to become part of a movie played in the Art Factory and thus part of the exhibition itself.  Thank you to all the wonderful people that have taken part, it has been a great process and a privilege to be able to see you engaging with the work. I look forward to seeing the end product!

This movie is the first extension to the original movie which shows me weaving a giant sunrise from vintage chair webbing. This update carries on the process by documenting the visitors to my exhibition at Maitland Regional Gallery in Dec 2011. I asked the audience to become involved by taking a picture of themselves in front of the work and this is the result. A heart felt thank you to all involved, I love these people!
2 more instalments to follow, stay tuned…

Solo exhibition, The Art Factory, Maitland Regional Art Gallery
11th Nov 2011 - 19th Feb 2012,
Opening celebration 10th Dec, 3 - 5pm.

Luminous picture postcard holiday memories are woven out of colourful vintage chair webbing.

The Art Factory consists of a traditional gallery space upstairs and a special space dedicated to children downstairs. Downstairs children get to interact one on one with the ideas and processes used by the artist upstairs. As part of the downstairs experience I have created a movie projection documenting the creation of the central piece upstairs, a giant 6m w x 2 m h sunrise woven out of vintage chair webbing. The audience is encouraged to take their own photo in front of the work, (using the camera provided) so they become special guests in the movie which I will update throughout the show. Have a look at the NEWS opage of this website to see the movie updaytes of the visitors to the show.

This show coincides with my 3rd consecutive representation at Sculpture By The Sea in which I am using the same material; vintage polypropylene chair webbing.

There’s Never Been a Better Time

For this work I have revived 5 existing benches around the Bondi - Tamarama walk by adorning them with colourful, vintage polypropylene chair webbing, a la beach chairs and folding aluminium chairs of lesiure. They become a reminder to stop, slow down and ponder how things have changed, and what may have stayed the same.
Installed Nov 3rd - Nov 20, 2011, Bondi.

The last 2 days, Oct 31st and Nov 1st, have been spent arduously installing Sea Change for Sculpture By The Sea 2011.  It was a very long slog.  However, the work, which consists of 5 existing benches woven with colourful vintage chair webbing, looks fantastic and the response has been incredible, so it was all worth it.  I am extremely grateful to all my helpers particularly my mum (child care), dad (engineering and power tools), husband (all rounder) and sister Karina (weaving). They are located near the beginning of the walk at the Bondi end so come down and take a look, it’s going to be a great show this year! (final images still to come)

I’m pleased to say that I will be back in Sculpture By The Sea this year with my work “Sea Change”. The image below gives you an idea of what I’ll be doing to a selection of benches around the base of Mark’s Park at Bondi in the first half of November.  Polypropalene “Lawn Chair” webbing applied to existing aluminium benches.

A nonsensical and concerning look at our relationship with nature and the weather.

2010, mixed media, each approx 12cm h x 8cm w x 8cm d

Sculpture By The Sea, 2010

Constructed almost entirely from clothes drier lint it is comprised of hundreds of sea urchin-like shapes that range in size from approx 40cm diameter down to 3cm diameter.  The ‘urchins’ are grouped in 7 ‘pods’ that hug the rocks and range in size from about 40cm sq to 2m sq.

The work is situated on the rocks of Mackenzie’s Bay (in between Bondi and Tamarama) from October 28th - NOv 15th 2010.

Many thanks to Valia laundry Services in Marrickville and all my family, friends and businesses who have contributed, it was a real group effort and would not have been possible without your help collecting.

Sea Cells, 2010, drier lint, polyester thread, chicken wire

Recent miniatures using dryer fluff, bamboo, found natural objects such as sea shells and gumnuts, plus animal figurines.

Brain Child 611

wood (plantation pine), oil paint and resin.

4.5m w x 2.5 m d x 36cm h

Giant sized Cuisneaire Rods, (counting blocks dating back to the early 1960s) lie on the ground fresh from their box. Barely touched they represent the enormous possibilties of a childs mind, a frozen moment on the cusp of life.

Special thanks to Art Spectrum for material sponsorship and Midcoast Timber Centers for all their help.