A talk and a reading by American poet and critic Paul Kane.

‘The paintings seem to rehearse the genesis of the organic world, as out of chaos come increasingly discernible features and then instantiated figures. Washes of colour envelope free-floating forms; figures are foregrounded against colourful patterns. Everything emerges out of everything. Like Emmanuel Kant’s sublime, we are at first overwhelmed by the scale of it but then rebound and respond with enhanced consciousness. Puzzlement gives way to wonder and delight…The intricacy and beauty of the paintings gives the natural world back to us as something fresh and joyous, even when they remind us of the melancholy poignance of loss – which is exactly what makes Wolseley’s art environmentalist.’  Paul Kane.

Australian Galleries, (Naarm/Melbourne, Sydney/Gadigal Country) Booth M3.

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Image: Courtesy the artist and Australian Galleries