 
Seductively sincere in her representation of the Australian landscape, Kay Bridge uses an eloquently realist visual vocabulary in order to explore the native nuances of her homeland. Sharply honest in her depictions of the vast azure skies and immense scarlet spaces that are Australia’s essence, Bridge dexterously imbues her works with an intimate understanding of her surroundings. Whether working with digital media or pastel, Bridge strives to be faithful to Australia as she experiences it. Wildly rough yet magically romantic in color and texture, Bridge’s works exude the radiating heat in their precision, making palpable the mystically mysterious lives of desert inhabitants. “I like my landscape images to accurately represent what I see and I want my audience to feel the heat, smell the dust and feel the need to brush away the flies,” emphatically states Bridge. In doing so, Bridge aesthetically describes the intrinsic beauties that personify Australia’s scorching, desiccate desert.
Bridge lives and works in South Australia, where she also teaches Art and Design in Secondary Schools.
Out From Down Under & Beyond: Fine Art From Australia and New Zealand
Reception:
Thursday May 13, 2010 6-8 PM
Exhibition Dates:
5/11/2010 - 6/1/2010
Invitation to
Kay Bridge's exhibition
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One Tree Hill - Mt Gill
Pastel on Paper
28" x 20" x 2""
$2000
One Tree Hill - Mt Gill
Pastel on Paper
28" x 20" x 2""
$2000
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You Never Miss Your Water till the Well Runs Dry
Pastel on Paper
12" x 22" x 2""
$1200
You Never Miss Your Water till the Well Runs Dry
Pastel on Paper
12" x 22" x 2""
$1200
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Mt Gill Medusa
Pastel on Paper
30" x 40" x 2""
$1500
Mt Gill Medusa
Pastel on Paper
30" x 40" x 2""
$1500
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