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Date: 9 September-13 October 2003
All three artists have national and international profiles and are critically acclaimed for their refined technical execution. Although highly individual, the artists are connected by the extensive research that forms the basis of their ideas and the work they create. Seen together, their work provides insight into their exploration of the extensive link between art and science. Light Black is a celebration of the capacity for imagination, sensitivity and craftsmanship skills to communicate complex ideas, elicit strange emotions, and to stimulate new appreciation of the "everyday". The works, made from clay, steel, and wood, metaphorically "shed light on black" as they explore how science enlightens the darkness of the unknown. Since the early 1970s, the National Museum of Art in Tokyo and the Museum of Modern Art Kyoto have actively sought to present new craft trends. Light Black represents the artists' unconventional approach to design with the use of traditional materials and techniques. Light Black, also exhibited at the National Museum of Art in Tokyo in June this year, is the first Australian exhibition to be invited to the prestigious museum in over two decades. Light Black is part of the Australia-Japan Art Exhibitions Program, an initiative of Asialink and the Australia-Japan Foundation. It is further supported by the Australia Council, the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body and the Government of South Australia through Arts South Australia.
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Ticket informationAdults Y420, University Students Y130, High school students Y70, children free
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Light Black, an exhibition exploring the links between art and science, features three accomplished Australian craft practitioners - Robin Best, Catherine Truman, and Sue Lorraine - as part of Ancient Future - Australian Arts Festival Japan 2003.
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