Untitled (Mandurah Line Piers and Barriers)

Art+ and Sharyn Egan

Title: Untitled (Mandurah Line Piers and Barriers)

Artist/s: Art + (Stephen Pennock) and Sharyn Egan

Year: 2023

Site: Kwinana Freeway, multiple locations

Location Detail: Bridge piers and barriers near Mill Point Road, Canning Bridge Station, Manning Road, Gentilli Way, Leach Highway, Parry Avenue and Farrington Road.

Medium: Printed aluminium composite panels

Description:

The Artwork depicts the blast of colour that flows through the landscape throughout the year almost like waves of glowing hues. The colours have been specifically chosen from flora that is native to the specific location of each Artwork. There is quite an amazing pocket of nature is this region, so it made sense to work with this natural palette.

All the eight works are designed to be appreciated as a series of works experienced as one progresses along Kwinana Freeway.

The painting become an abstracted view of native vegetation, presenting an almost three-dimensional illusion of space and depth. The Artwork will evoke the ephemeral nature of undulating waves of an infinite expanse of blossoming native flowers.

Beyond sheer beauty, flowers provide us with rich opportunities to play with colour and form. The artwork distils the essence of the flowers into an abstract form. The artwork is appreciated in an all-over compositional format - in which the landscape/ theming context, river or coastal and flora merge into one large-scale work.

Whadjuk Noongar people maintain a deep cultural and spiritual connection to the land and a continuing responsibility as the Traditional Custodians. Plants were extremely important to Noongar people. In our Country, the abundance and diversity of plant species ensured that local Noongar people utilised a substantial number of plants for a variety of purposes, such as food and medicine. It is also an indicator of what is happening in other parts of Country.

“I hope people will have a richer appreciation and understanding of our surroundings and that we do live in a very unique environment.” - Sharyn Egan