2021 Exhibition
9. Man
Mask Required Within the Art Installation Zone (Regardless of Vaccination Status). Social Distancing Encouraged.
Artist Information
Inspired by Auguste Rodin’s 1880 famous bronze sculpture, The Thinker, artist Amanda Parer has created Man.
An artwork for our times. In contrast to Rodin’s representation of the ideal man, Parer’s Man is a little bewildered and bloated. He is reflecting on the over-indulgences and effect of contemporary society’s unrealistic and ultimately detrimental expectations on the world.
“What Man is really contemplating is what went wrong. This work is my response to living in a society that is simply overdoing everything. We in the 21st century find ourselves overwhelmed and constantly grappling with how we can begin to ameliorate the problems of the world that we have created.” – Amanda Parer
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Amanda Parer
Amanda Parer, Parer Studio’s principal creative and founder is an Australian artist who began her art career as a painter and sculptor in Sydney. Parer now resides in Tasmania, focusing her practice on creating large-scale illuminated art installations and exhibiting around the world.
The themes in Parer’s work have been inspired by a trip to the Galapagos Islands accompanying her Natural History film makers Aunt and Uncle; Liz Parer-Cook and David Parer in the mid 1990’s. It was there that she experienced animals unaccustomed to humans as any kind of threat. Having this up-close experience with the unique marine and terrestrial fauna had a large impact on Parer and set the tone for her artwork themes from then on.
Amanda Parer first moved to art installation in 2014 and has so far exhibited in over 100 cities around the globe, enjoyed by millions and they continue to capture public and media attention wherever they go.
Parer Studio is comprised of a team who work internationally to create the artwork and to manage their display.
“I raise questions about our relationship with the natural world, enticing my audience into the works through use of scale, drama, with a touch of silliness. Using the iconography of invasive (including us), endangered or extinct species, upon exhibition, the artworks stand prominent in their given habitats, a bit like ‘the elephant in the room’.” - Amanda Parer, Artist
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