A View from the edge - Living Water is Paula Irene Payne’s exhibition at The Logan Art Gallery in Gallery One. Payne’s exhibition opens alongside the AGNSW touring showcase of Brett Whiteley: Inside the Studio. A rare opportunity to glimpse into his studio methods and trace his enduring fascination with the colour blue, featuring the iconic deep ultramarine in the balcony 2 (1975) and Self-portrait in the studio (1976). Payne’s works developed partly as an homage to Whitley who influenced her early career, and she presents a compelling selection of artworks that further the pervading blue chromatics.

Spanning over three decades, Payne’s artistic practice reflects concerns of an environmental focus. Her painted works raise awareness of climate change, dramatic weather events, sustainability, resource extraction, and endangered species. Through a variety of painting techniques, architectural and technical drawings, gestural mark making, aeronautical and naval charts, and cartographic details, Payne captures natural histories and narratives of the sea and country. 

A View from the edge - Living Water investigates the notion of navigable water bodies and the way in which they inform connections between individuals. Payne focuses on waterways, wetlands, and their evolution. The works range from abstract depictions of water movements to semi-abstract and graphic approaches of littoral and intertidal zones with beguiling strips of land, silts and sediments carried by the tides.

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