Swallow

Went to see the Ricky Swallow exhibition at the NGV. It was interesting to learn that Swallow grew up in a small coastal town in Gippsland and that his father was a fisherman. This quote is taken from the exhibition.

"The still life has been an important touchstone throughout Swallow’s recent practice as it is an inspired vehicle for the exploration of how meaning is generated by objects. Several sculptures in the exhibition reference the still-life tradition in which Swallow updates and personalises this time-honoured genre, in particular the vanitas paintings of 17th century Holland. Vanitas still lifes, through an assortment of objects that had recognisable symbolism to a 17th-century viewer, functioned as allegories on the futility of pleasure and the inevitably of death.On the contrary, his focus on objects is about salvaging them from the dust bin of history and honouring their continued resonance in his life. "

The show is on until Sunday the 28th only one more week.