exhibitions

sculpture and mixed media

3 - 22 March 2011

about the exhibition

In her most recent work, Anna Eggert continues to explore how hidden forces such as light and sound waves, gravity and radiation impact on our physical world. Grounding her work in daily experiences, where things are always in a state of flux, Anna examines the visible effects and traces of these forces in our interaction with the material world. The painted and woven surfaces of Anna’s wall pieces and her vibrant works on paper capture the residue of spent forces, as well as the turmoil of the energies that surround us. Simultaneously, Anna’s works record the previous life of her found objects, their practical uses now absorbed into aesthetic contemplation. Some of Anna’s impressions are joyous, beautiful and out of bounds while others are precise, sharp or geometrical. As the recording of the presence and passage of such forces is central to Anna’s work, so too is the physical process of making; the dynamic visual energy of her work is at once transitory and complete. A favourite quotation of Anna’s that resonates with her work is that of noted author and psychiatrist, Iain McGilchrist: “Stability in the experiential world can be achieved, but it is always stability provided by a form through which things continue to flow”.

Born in Croatia, Anna Eggert moved to Australia in 1962 at the age of ten. In 1990, she completed her Bachelor of Visual Arts at the Canberra School of Art and has exhibited regularly since then. In 2008, Anna received the ACT Creative Arts Fellowship, was a finalist in the Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award and won the People’s Choice Award in the McClelland Sculpture Award (which she had previously won in 2004). In 2009, Anna was a finalist in the Willoughby Sculpture Prize, Sydney. Anna Eggert’s work is represented in various public collections including the Canberra Museum and Gallery, Artbank, Australian Defence Force Academy, Deakin University and Alice Springs Art Foundation.

exhibition images

  • 1. $2,200 Tide - oil on canvas, embroidery hoop, 64 x 59cm

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  • 2. $2,200 Inversion - oil on canvas, embroidery hoop, 60 x 56cm

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  • 3. $1,500 Line sound thread - oil on canvas, 15 x 46cm

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  • 4. $1,650 Tercet - mixed media with embroidery hoop, 3 pieces, 17cm high

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  • 5. $1,500 Time signature - oil on canvas, 15 x 46cm

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  • 6. $5,600 Stepping out - wooden shovel and axe handles, oil paint, stainless steel, rubber, 4 pieces, 157 x 60 x 45cm

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  • 7. $1,700 Permeate - oil on canvas, embroidery hoop, 33 x 32cm

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  • 8. $1,900 Infiltrate - oil on canvas, embroidery hoop, 45 x 42cm

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  • 9. $1,900 Cycles - oil on canvas, embroidery hoop, 38 x 35cm

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  • 10. $1,900 Connect - oil on canvas, embroidery hoop, 39 x 36cm

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  • 11. $1,700 Unravelled - oil on canvas, embroidery hoop, 33 x 32cm

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  • 12. $2,000 PulseI - mixed media with embroidery hoop, 4 pieces, 18.6cm high

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  • 13. $1,650 PulseII - mixed media with embroidery hoop, 3 pieces, 17.5cm high

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  • 14. $1,300 PulseIII - mixed media with embroidery hoop, 2 pieces, 16cm high

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  • 15. $700 Vibration sixteen - ink on paper, 27 x 21cm

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  • 16. $700 Vibration three - ink on paper, 27 x 21cm

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  • 17. $1,650 AdagioI - mixed media with embroidery hoop, 3 pieces, 21cm high

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  • 18. $1,300 AdagioII - mixed media with embroidery hoop, 2 pieces, 22.5cm high

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  • 19. $1,650 AdagioIII - mixed media with embroidery hoop, 3 pieces, 20cm high

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  • 20. $4,200 Quiet moments - wooden shovel handles, oil paint, stainless steel, 3 pieces, 158 x 50 x 40cm

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  • 21. $1,650 TempoI - mixed media with embroidery hoop, 3 pieces, 20cm high

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  • 22. $1,650 TempoII - mixed media with embroidery hoop, 3 pieces, 17.5cm high

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  • 23. $1,650 TempoIII - mixed media with embroidery hoop, 3 pieces, 18.5cm high

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  • 24. $1,900 Compression - two men - stainless steel wire, electrical element, embroidery hoop, 33 x 32cm

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  • 25. $1,900 Compression - pants suit - stainless steel wire, electrical element, embroidery hoop, 33 x 32cm

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  • 26. $1,900 Compression - skirt - stainless steel wire, electrical element, embroidery hoop, 33 x 32cm

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  • 27. $1,900 Compression - four capes - stainless steel wire, electrical element, embroidery hoop, 33 x 32cm

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  • 28. $1,900 Compression - restraint jacket - stainless steel wire, electrical element, embroidery hoop, 33 x 32cm

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  • 29. $1,800 Gravity - brass tube, stainless steel cable, plumb bob, approx. 200cm high

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  • 30. $1,500 Tender - wooden shovel handle, oil paint, stainless steel, rubber 152 x 22 x 22cm

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  • 31. $4,500 Allegroseries - mixed media with embroidery hoop, 9 pieces, 23cm high

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  • 32. $4,300 Blended family - wooden shovel and axe handles, oil paint, stainless steel, rubber, 3 pieces, 156 x 42 x 42cm

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  • 33. $4,200 In conversation - wooden broom and shovel handles, oil paint, copper, stainless steel rubber, 3 pieces, 171 x 58 x 31cm

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  • 34. $900 Eddy - ink on paper, 34 x 29cm

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  • 35. $2,800 Mutual attraction - wooden shovel and spade handles, oil paint, soldering irons, rubber, 2 pieces, 136 x 50 x 40cm

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  • 36. $700 Vibration seventeen - ink on paper, 27 x 21cm

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  • 37. $900 Surge - ink on paper, 34 x 29cm

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  • 38. $900 Undertow - ink on paper, 34 x 29cm

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  • 39. $2,200 Rain - oil on canvas, embroidery hoop, 63 x 60cm

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