{"id":1459,"date":"2013-04-04T10:50:22","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T00:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=1459"},"modified":"2013-04-09T15:33:57","modified_gmt":"2013-04-09T05:33:57","slug":"katherine-wood-%e2%80%9cinto-blue%e2%80%9d-at-red-hill-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=1459","title":{"rendered":"Katherine Wood \u201cInto Blue\u201d at Red Hill Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a name=\"fb_share\" type=\"icon_link\" share_url=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=1459\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php\">Share<\/a><\/div><div><script src=\"http:\/\/static.ak.fbcdn.net\/connect.php\/js\/FB.Share\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div><p>\u201c<em>My work is not about reproducing reality; it is about capturing the energy that creates it<\/em>\u201d \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/redhillgallery.com.au\/KatherineWoods.html\" target=\"_blank\">Katherine Wood<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?attachment_id=1470\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1470\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1470\" title=\"&quot;Great Sky Blue&quot; Diptych, Katherine Wood 102x80cm (each)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Wood-Katherine-Great-Sky-Blue-Diptych-102x80cm-x2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2707\" height=\"911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Wood-Katherine-Great-Sky-Blue-Diptych-102x80cm-x2.jpg 2707w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Wood-Katherine-Great-Sky-Blue-Diptych-102x80cm-x2-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Wood-Katherine-Great-Sky-Blue-Diptych-102x80cm-x2-1024x344.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2707px) 100vw, 2707px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The internationally acclaimed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southafrica.net\/sat\/content\/en\/au\/\" target=\"_blank\">South African<\/a> Artist Katherine Wood will be on display in the upcoming exhibition \u2018Into Blue\u2019. In her paintings Wood amalgamates the traditional genre of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Landscape_art\" target=\"_blank\">landscape painting<\/a> with contemporary abstraction creating a recognisable signature style that has made her an international success in the art world.<\/p>\n<p>Katherine\u2019s canvases reflect the raw energy of nature. Her paintings tend to depict sparse landscapes receding back to a flat horizon line. The simplicity of the horizon gives the painting a sense of recession and creates a balance between the strength of the sky and land.<\/p>\n<p>Her <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Impasto\" target=\"_blank\">thick impasto<\/a> paint creates movement across the landscape drawing and capturing the viewer\u2019s attention. The texture adds another dimension to the canvas and her depictions of land and sky, whether calming or turbulent, are awe inspiring and thought provoking \u2013 a true evocation of raw emotion.<\/p>\n<p>A signature feature in Katherine\u2019s landscape is the singular tree. While providing a focal point within her composition it also has a more symbolic meaning. Katherine describes the tree as a symbol of \u201cus as individuals; how we come into this world alone and how we inevitably leave this world along.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Within the exhibition Wood has also painted a number of floral still life and nudes in <a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.reference.com\/browse\/monochromatic\" target=\"_blank\">monochromatic tones<\/a> creating a very beautiful yet edgy aesthetic.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?attachment_id=1471\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1471\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1471 aligncenter\" title=\"Close up detail of impasto \" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Wood-Katherine-Texture-Close-up-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Wood-Katherine-Texture-Close-up-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Wood-Katherine-Texture-Close-up-1024x736.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Wood-Katherine-Texture-Close-up.jpg 1501w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?attachment_id=1473\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1473\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1473\" title=\"&quot;Outstretched&quot; Katherine Wood 80x102cm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Wood-Katherine-Outstretched-80x102cm-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Wood-Katherine-Outstretched-80x102cm-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Wood-Katherine-Outstretched-80x102cm-688x1024.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Wood-Katherine-Outstretched-80x102cm.jpg 1974w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?attachment_id=1474\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1474\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1474\" title=\"&quot;In It's Own Time&quot; Katherine Wood  120x120 cm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Wood-Katherine-In-Its-Own-Time-1.2x1.2cm-283x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Wood-Katherine-In-Its-Own-Time-1.2x1.2cm-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Wood-Katherine-In-Its-Own-Time-1.2x1.2cm-966x1024.jpg 966w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cInto Blue\u201d<\/a> will run from the Friday 19th April \u2013 Sunday 5th May, 2013.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?attachment_id=1476\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1476\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1476\" title=\"&quot;As Time Passes Us By&quot; Katherine Wood 105x102cm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Wood-Katherine-As-Time-Passes-Us-By-105x102cm1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2489\" height=\"2081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Wood-Katherine-As-Time-Passes-Us-By-105x102cm1.jpg 2489w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Wood-Katherine-As-Time-Passes-Us-By-105x102cm1-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Wood-Katherine-As-Time-Passes-Us-By-105x102cm1-1024x856.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2489px) 100vw, 2489px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=499790883388518\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=1459\" send=\"true\" layout=\"button_count\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"150\" action=\"recommend\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Share\u201cMy work is not about reproducing reality; it is about capturing the energy that creates it\u201d \u2013 Katherine Wood The internationally acclaimed South African Artist Katherine Wood will be on display in the upcoming exhibition \u2018Into Blue\u2019. 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