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'Frozen Blood': Peter Booth, Mike Brown, Vita Cochran, William Crawford, Matthys Gerber, Sarah Drinan, Raafat Ishak, Josey Kidd-Crowe, Kieren Kinney, Claire Lambe, Pat Larter, Richard Larter, Nunzio Madden, David McDiarmid, Rob McLeish, Nabilah Nordin, Gaetano Pesce, Siobhan Ryan, Gemma Smith.
‘Frozen Blood Brunswick’
City, Brunswick and South Yarra
16 Nov.–16 Dec.
2023

Neon Parc City
16 Nov. – 16 Dec. 2023

Neon Parc Brunswick
17 Nov. – 16 Dec. 2023

Neon Parc South Yarra
23 Nov. – 16 Dec. 2023

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Neon Parc is excited to present ‘Frozen Blood’, a group exhibition taking place over the gallery’s three spaces in the City, Brunswick and South Yarra. This will be the final exhibition in the City gallery since its inception in 2006.

Frozen Blood, the extract of a breathing body; is the suspension of something which used to flow and gush with life but is now static and waiting for reanimation.

Presenting new works by contemporary artists alongside historical works important to the lineage of Australian art, the exhibition reveals the threads of influence that tease out stylistic and conceptual underpinnings of contemporary practice.

Conjuring a visceral image or sensation, ‘Frozen Blood’ evokes themes of immortality, time, lust, the body, transfusion and Bad Taste. The exhibition juxtaposes the coolness of abstraction against the pulse of naked flesh, at once meticulous and laboured, yet articulating something primal and rudimentary.

Looking at the link between artists who have produced abstraction and figuration, and also probing the moment when figuration becomes abstraction, ‘Frozen Blood’ allows uncertainty and hidden layers to underpin it.

Highlights include historical works by Mike Brown, Maria Kozic and Peter Booth; new paintings by Sarah Drinan, Yasmin Hopkins; new works by Spencer Lai; works on paper by Marco Fusinato, Brett Whiteley and Rob McLeish; sculptures by Claire Lambe, Gaetano Pesce, Hugo Blomley; paintings by Richard Bell, Gemma Smith and Sam Martin; textiles by Vita Cochran.

Peter Booth and Mike Brown courtesy Charles Nodrum Gallery
Vivienne Binns and Raafat Ishak courtesy Sutton Gallery
Claire Lambe courtesy Sarah Scout Presents
Gemma Smith courtesy Sarah Cottier Gallery

‘Frozen Blood’: Vivienne Binns, Richard Bell, Hugo Blomley, Janet Burchill & Jennifer McCamley, Peter Booth, Mike Brown, Trevelyan Clay, Vita Cochran, William Crawford, Marco Fusinato, Matthys Gerber, Isabella Darcy, Sarah Drinan, Teelah George, Irene Hanenbergh, Yasmin Hopkins, Raafat Ishak, Josey Kidd-Crowe, Kieren Kinney, Maria Kozic, Spencer Lai, Claire Lambe, Pat Larter, Richard Larter, Lee Lozano, Nunzio Madden, Sam Martin, Ali McCann, David McDiarmid, Rob McLeish, Moya McKenna, Nick Mullaly, Nabilah Nordin, Jamie O’Connell, Gaetano Pesce, Jon Rafman, Siobhan Ryan, Gemma Smith, Darren Sylvester, Brett Whiteley, Iannis Xenakis.

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Matthys Gerber, ‘Figure 1’, 1990. Oil on canvas, 240 x 180 cm. Courtesy private collection.
Gemma Smith, ‘Advantages to both’, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 180 x 180 cm. Courtesy the artist and Sarah Cottier Gallery.
Sarah Drinan ‘Three siblings together again’, 2023. Oil, acrylic and soft pastel on canvas, 122.5 x 122 cm.
Claire Lambe, ‘Another beautiful, useless object’, 2020. Bronze, 108 x 150 x 70 cm.
Kieran Kinney, ‘Men Only’, 1994. Oil on canvas, 183 x 152 cm.
David McDiarmid, ‘Flowers in American Art’, 1987. Photo transfer on cotton, polycotton, 61 x 183cm.
David McDiarmid, ‘It’s the simplicity that stuns’, 1987. Photo transfer on cotton, polycotton, ink, 61 x 183 cm.
Nabilah Nordin, ‘Silver Ray’, 2023. Wood, epoxy modelling compound, metallic pigments, 182 x 55 x 67 cm.
Peter Booth, ‘Untitled’, 2016. Charcoal on paper, 15.5 x 8 cm.
Matthys Gerber, ‘Jesus 5’, 1993. Giclee print, 42 x 30 cm.
Matthys Gerber, ‘Jesus 4’, 1993. Giclee print, 42 x 30 cm.
Matthys Gerber, ‘Jesus 1’, 1993. Giclee print, 42 x 30 cm.
Matthys Gerber, ‘Jesus 2’, 1993. Giclee print, 42 x 30 cm.
William Crawford, ‘Untitled’, circa 1990. Pencil on paper, 43 x 36 cm.
Vita Cochran, ’Cue’, 2023. 1990s wool coat on wool fabric, 195 x 154 cm.
Vita Cochran, ‘Janus’, 2023. Wool coat on fabric, 220 x 154 cm.
Vita Cochran, ‘Ralex’, 2022. 1960s wool coat on wool fabric, 205 x 155 cm.
Vita Cochran, ‘House of Youth’, 2022. 1960s wool coat on wool fabric, 228 x 145 cm.
Pat Larter, ‘Image Maker No.2’, 1995. Laser prints, acrylic and glitter on board, 122 x 92 cm.
Mike Brown, ‘Sandra’, 1980. Collage, 51 x 71 cm.
Peter Booth, ‘Painting’, 1974. Acrylic on card, 70 x 52 cm.
Peter Booth, ‘(Untitled)’, 1980. Gouache on paper, 63 x 101 cm.
Peter Booth, ‘Drawing (landscape with pyres of purification)’, 1983. Pastel on paper, 56 x 150 cm.
Sarah Drinan, ‘Peppa Pig Démasqué’, 2023. Oil, acrylic on canvas, 90 x 99 cm.
Sarah Drinan, ‘Tangled up in sweaty sheets’, 2023. Oil, acrylic and soft pastel on canvas, 120 x 141.6 cm.
Richard Larter, ‘Untitled (Pat)’, 1965. Alkyds, epoxies on hardboard, 122 x 94 cm.
Mike Brown, ‘(Untitled - Remember)’, 1972. Acrylic and printed collage on board, 121.5 x 91 cm.
Rafaat Ishak ‘Mount East’, 2012. Oil on cotton duck, 80 x 60 cm.
Siobhan Ryan, ‘Deep Force: fragment two’, 2023. Copolyester, thermoplastic cornstarch, FDM, 26 x 44 x 42 cm, 1/3 + 2AP.
Siobhan Ryan, ‘Deep Force: fragment one’, 2023. Copolyester, thermoplastic cornstarch, FDM, 26 x 44 x 42 cm, 1/3 + 2AP.
Nunzio Madden, ‘Figure Standing Facing Towards Viewer’, 2023. Oil on Framed Canvas, 40 x 30 cm.
Nunzio Madden, ‘Figure Standing Facing Viewer (Study)’, 2023. Oil and Pencil on Framed Canvas, 40 x 30 cm.
Nunzio Madden, ‘Figure Standing Below Floating Sheet of Fabric (Study)’, 2023. Acrylic and Dry Pigment on Canvas, 60 x 40 cm.
Gaetano Pesce, ‘Medusa Dining Table’, 2018. Resin, 70 x 85 x 210 cm.
Rob McLeish, ‘Distortion 25’, 2020. Pencil on paper (Lana, Dessin 220, FRANCE), 42 x 59.4cm (drawing size), Framed in Vic Ash with non-reflective UltraVue UV70 glass.
Rob McLeish, ‘Distortion 34’, 2020. Pencil on paper (Lana, Dessin 220, FRANCE), 42 x 59.4cm (drawing size), Framed in Vic Ash with non-reflective UltraVue UV70 glass.
Rob McLeish ‘Distortion 39’, 2020. Pencil on paper (Lana, Dessin 220, FRANCE), 42 x 59.4cm (drawing size), Framed in Vic Ash with non-reflective UltraVue UV70 glass.
Josey Kidd-Crowe,
‘Adult Mind Games’, 2023. Alumina hydrate, oil on polyester, 172 x 127 cm.

Josey Kidd-Crowe, ‘Berg’, 2023.
Oil on linen,
176 x 143.5 cm.