Osmosis Artists

Ros Meeker

What to Wear, 2011

Historical perspective, 2011

2011 Exhibition

Ros Meeker

Ros Meeker is a Research Masters candidate in Printmaking at the University of Tasmania. Her work in recent years has considered psychological landscape. She resides on a secluded farm, at the end of a road, in a wet sclerophyll forest, with her husband, artist Brett Meeker and two springer spaniels.

Artist Statement

My engagement with Lake St Clair for Osmosis 2011 was limited to a few hours on the lake's shore and many hours in the library and on the internet. My theme was decided upon when I read that currawongs had learnt to undo zippers, raiding walker's backpacks, strewing the contents across the track. As the works enfolded I embraced anthropomorphism, as in my imagination currawongs became my tour guides. Of late my work begins as collage. The photos I took at Lake St Clair together with marks made with brush and pen form the backbone of my Lake St Clair series. The images gleaned from Google and other sources were selected on their contribution to the emerging narrative.

Four works made it through proofing. In Historical Perspective a 'classically posed' currawong regards WC Piguenit's 1843 work, Mt Olympus, whilst still retaining one eye on the viewer. The other three works, What to Wear, What to Do and Where to Eat take a humorous view on life at Lake St Clair. With currawongs, and with art too, 'the gaze' is all important. For this reason a little handcolouring in yellow goauche was used finished the works.