Debbie Herd: John Wolseley 'Heartlands and Headwaters'

I finally got down to Melbourne for the day on Friday. Just a quick trip so I did not have very long to spend in the city before going out to South Melbourne to the Australian Tapestry Workshop. I had been invited to a students reunion. More about that later.
I have been longing to see the John Wolseley 'Heartlands and Headwaters' exhibition. I did not spend a lot of time there and will definitely return soon for a very leisurely look at the exhibition again.
If you are not familiar with the work or process's used by the artist, I urge you to watch the video.

After fire spiney cheeked honeyeaters at Lake Monibeong.

After fire spiney cheeked honeyeaters at Lake Monibeong, detail.

Cycles of fire and water Lake Tyrrell Victoria.

Cycles of fire and water Lake Tyrrell Victoria, detail.

A Daily River Creek NT.

A Daily River Creek NT, detail.

Regeneration after fire the seeders and the sprouters, Mallee.

Regeneration after fire the seeders and the sprouters, Mallee, detail.
I few weeks ago I spent some time in the Little Desert. This small detail reminds me of my time there.

From the edge of the great flood planes Garrangari aand Farrangali NT, detail.

From the edge of the great flood planes Garrangari aand Farrangali NT.

From the edge of the great flood planes Garrangari aand Farrangali NT, detail.

From the edge of the great flood planes Garrangari aand Farrangali NT, detail.
This is more of a photo essay rather than a review of the exhibition. There was so much to see. Way too much to take in on such a short visit. Many of the works appeared to me to be over 6 meters long. Details exquisite. There is a catalogue available here,
I plan on reading it and when I have returned, I will write some more,

Until then, enjoy the small sample of photos.

2 comments:

UnknownJuly 4, 2020 at 8:15 AM
Hi there. I am an art teacher down in the Mornington Peninsula. We are studying John Wolseley as one our artists for VCE.
I just love his work and process. The videos are fantastic but I am unable to get hold of one of the catalogues, they are out of print. I was hoping, if there was a chance that I could buy yours off you or could arrange for you to photocopy it for me please?!! A big ask I know but I cannot find a book with any of this work in it!. Many thanks Pamela
AnonymousJuly 5, 2020 at 8:51 PM
Hi Pamela, the catalogue is hard to get. Land Marks 3 includes works from this exhibition. Maybe your school Library could purchase it? https://www.booktopia.com.au/john-wolseley-sasha-grishin/book/9780500500507.html. My private email is in the sidebar if you would like to take the conversation off line. Regards Debbie.