Title

MONO uno: Australian Monotypes in the Charles Sturt University Art Collection.

Venues

Wagga Wagga Art Gallery [3] (20 March 2009 – 3 May 2009)

Date

(2009)

Summary

Multi-artist exhibition. Located: Australia (NSW). Prints

Curator

Middlemost, Thomas A.

Web address

https://waggaartgallery.com.au/whats-on/past-exhi…

Country of context

Australia

Abstract

A rare opportunity to investigate one of the most innovative forms of modern printmaking is on display in the exhibition 'MONO uno: Australian Monotypes from the Charles Sturt University Art Collection'. This fascinating exhibition, curated by Thomas A. Middlemost, Art Curator at Charles Sturt University, showcases some of the many Australian artists who have utilised monotype techniques in their work over the past century. 'MONO uno' is also one of the many events which will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Charles Sturt University, and highlight the University's links with the community of Wagga Wagga and the Riverina region.

The monotype is the simplest of printmaking mediums, a 'unique painted or inked impression transferred from an unincised and unregistered matrix'. Contrary to widespread misconception, monotypes are not exclusively made by printmakers: they are the most painterly and least technically challenging type of prints. The medium has appealed to a wide range of artists working in all media, and painters in 'MONO uno' who have been attracted to the monotype include Rupert Bunny, Jacqueline Hick, Sidney Nolan, Charles Blackman, John Coburn and many more.

The Charles Sturt University Art Collection is seventeen years old, only three years younger than the University itself. It holds over eighty monotypes, one of the largest collections of this type of print in Australia. The works on display in 'MONO uno' cover a wide range of subjects and styles, including landscape prints, figurative works, and even animals. [Gallery media].

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06 Apr 2024