MORGAN STOKES
Morgan b. 1990, Sydney (Darug / Kurringgai Stokes land)
Morgan Stokes is an artist based in Sydney / Gadigal land, Australia. Stokes’ practice delves into the mediums of painting and sculpture, deconstructing them to their fundamental elements. Beginning with the traditional building blocks of each – pigment, cloth, stretcher bars, stone – he embarks upon a process of reinterpretation, interrogating the supposed value of each part and its role within the widely understood formula of what makes an artwork. By creating formal studies into material, he examines what he calls the ‘virtual gaze’: the shifting mode of perception as our lives become increasingly mediated by screens. The painting is no longer merely an object; it is an image endlessly reproduced online and consequently, Stokes views painting as a metaphor for personhood. Coupled with his exploration of the objecthood of painting, he seeks to create works that are simultaneously and paradoxically literal and philosophical.
Morgan Stokes is an artist based in Sydney / Gadigal land, Australia. Stokes’ practice delves into the mediums of painting and sculpture, deconstructing them to their fundamental elements. Beginning with the traditional building blocks of each – pigment, cloth, stretcher bars, stone – he embarks upon a process of reinterpretation, interrogating the supposed value of each part and its role within the widely understood formula of what makes an artwork. By creating formal studies into material, he examines what he calls the ‘virtual gaze’: the shifting mode of perception as our lives become increasingly mediated by screens. The painting is no longer merely an object; it is an image endlessly reproduced online and consequently, Stokes views painting as a metaphor for personhood. Coupled with his exploration of the objecthood of painting, he seeks to create works that are simultaneously and paradoxically literal and philosophical.
Reciprocal Sculpture No. 12
36 H x 33 W x 22 D
Wiagdon granite, black-nickel plated aluminium
$5,200
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A Painting Within A Painting Within A Painting Triptych #1
160 H x 130 W (each)
Silk organza, polyester organza, Australian Pine,Blackwood frame
Each work in the triptych uses a different type ofsilk for each layer, which means at first glance theyappear the same but upon further looking you cansee different tones and opacities in each. Theseworks are just as much about the timber as thesurface, which add a painterliness.
$9,500
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A Painting Within A Painting Within A Painting Triptych #2
160 H x 130 W (each)
Silk organza, polyester organza, Australian Pine,Blackwood frame
Each work in the triptych uses a different type ofsilk for each layer, which means at first glance theyappear the same but upon further looking you cansee different tones and opacities in each. Theseworks are just as much about the timber as thesurface, which add a painterliness.
$9,500
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A Painting Within A Painting Within A Painting Triptych #3
160 H x 130 W (each)
Silk organza, polyester organza, Australian Pine,Blackwood frame
Each work in the triptych uses a different type ofsilk for each layer, which means at first glance theyappear the same but upon further looking you cansee different tones and opacities in each. Theseworks are just as much about the timber as thesurface, which add a painterliness.
$9,500
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