MYRIAD
PLAYS ON LIFE Walking
into Light by Ranna-Lesley Lachlan is a collection of paintings,
installation and sound works from the past 14 years charting journeys
from transformations drawing upon a wide scope of cultural, technical,
philosophical and sensory influences of the artist's experiences in
Eastern and Western life. In
this selection of works, and over time, the artist has examined ideas
of death-as-transformation, features of the female experience,, the
balancing of yin and yang energies to the most recent lighter and ethereal
Shimmer Works. Travel
and study in India and Asia have acted as a catalyst in the artist's
practice and treatment of the ongoing theme and experience of change.
A holistic approach is taken to the creation and presentation of works
which allow the audience to experience rather than simply see with the
eye. Review:
Janet Gallagher; This
reflects the artist's creative process between gesture, voice, colour,
sound, intensity and light. From the earlier sculptural paintings on
jute of the 1985 Myth, Woman, Song series, the effect of pattern
and directional marks create a rhythmic cycle which not only echo the
fabric but also act as a sign of what was to evolve. Later
scroll works on paper and crystal organza feature gestural layering
of brush marks influenced by Japanese ink painting with a combination
of personal iconography and universal symbology. The
calligraphic styles and use of reflective and refractive media reveal
energy paths from the artist's hand to depict movement into, through,
and beyond states of being. These journeys pay homage to the fact that
discovery of inner and outer selves and the universal experience is
never ending, all change. This selection of works marks [one of]
Ranna-Lesley Lachlan's final Townsville exhibitions before moving to
the Unites Sates to continue her work. Walking
into Light features at the Perc Tucker Gallery until February 15. (Janet
Gallagher, Townsville Bulletin, Friday 23 January, 1998, Townsville,
Australia, p.22.) Extended
list of reviews, publications, exhibitions Catalogue,
Washington D.C. 2000
Ranna's work since 2000 is at www.ranna.com Site:
Winchester Art Management.
Photos Lori Neilsen.
"Ranna Lesley
Lachlan's final Townsville exhibition before she moves to the United
States charts a fascinating journey through the artist's past 14 years."

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