Goeffery Bartlett, Roger Byrt, Augustine Dall'Ava, Bartlett, Byrt, Dall’Ava  2000 – 2012 
March 8 - March 31 2012, Exhibition opening event March 10th, 2-5pm
 

Bartlett, Byrt and Dall'Ava present sculptures and two-dimensional works in tandem, which have been made over the past twelve years. Unusual synergies and inter relationships occur when the context of both the two and three dimensional works are juxtaposed within the space of Langford120. The overhead natural light in the gallery heightens the materiality, the connections and colours within the works. While Bartlett and Dall'Ava exhibit mainly sculptures, Byrt uses the wall space primarily.

Extract from:

JOURNEY: THE SCULPTURE OF AUGUSTINE DALL’AVA  1975 - 2008

Essay by Penny Teale     2009

There is a strain of perfectionism in Dall’Ava’s nature that has no sympathy for the “rough and ready”. It is this commitment to precision and detail which has continued throughout his career and has helped elevate his status to be one of Australia’s most interesting and important sculptors. His perspective and considered treatment  of materials such as wood and marble are honed by the artist’s hands to accentuate their natural and inherent  form, to further exploit qualities of surface detail, colour and texture. These enhanced qualities dictate the objects final hierarchy and placement within the work of art and on occasion predicates further selection, fabrication and refinement.

If only Carl knew #42
2008-2010
Natural and painted wood, natural and painted stones, stainless steel, copper, steel
102.5 x 53.5 x 30.5 cm

Augustine Dall'Ava
Pi Enigma
2007, Painted and natural wood, Painted and natural stones,
Stainless steel, Shells, Linen thread
 

   

Roger Byrt
Norther Lights 2
2010, Oil on linen
 

Self Portrait at 56
2006
Painted wood, stainless steel, copper, natural and painted stone, granite
61 x 46 x 39 cm

Pi Enigma
2007
Painted and natural wood, painted and natural stones,
stainless steel, shells, linen thread
122 x 40 x 48 cm

'Nocturne'
2005
Oil on linen
101 x 101 cm   

'Northern Lights #5
2011
Oil on Linen
76 x 76 cm

Northern Lights #2
2010
Oil on linen
76 x 76 cm

Whales in a Red Sea
2003-4
 Anodised aluminium, Aluminium (Ed. 1/6)
44 x 77 x 37 cm

Shell (single horn on wood)
2002
Copper, tin over lead, copper plated steel and copper
100 x 52 x 25 cm

Shell in Black
2003
Copper plated lead, copper plated steel and copper
49 x 87 x 27 cm

Coronary at Luna Park #1      &      Coronary at Luna Park #2
1989                                         2003 -04
Painted Bronze                            Painted Bronze
64 x 54 x 20 cm                          64 x 54 x 20 cm

Geoffrey Bartlett
Whales in a Red Sea
2003-4, Anodised aluminium, Aluminium (Ed. 1/6)
44 x 77 x 37 cm