In Conversation: Liminal Figures – Courtney McClelland with Dr Chelsea Lehmann

McClelland’s paintings feel like an excavation – a digging out of parts of the body, carving out fragments and reassembling them – a constant negotiation between honouring the chance textures of the paint and bringing the bodies into focus. Figures are suspended in a state of entanglement as the narrative emerges. Forms intertwine and separate, and moments of tenderness are revealed, becoming sensations and histories of desire, vulnerability, intimacy and spirituality. “When I paint,” explains McClelland, “I feel a nostalgia for a past I haven’t known, and as though I am seeking something ethereal that exists outside my familiar world. Amidst this uncovering, my works seek to discover how we operate together in relationships and communities, and are an ode to the romance of it all.”

Hosted by Curatorial+Co.

Location: Booth J15 – Curatorial+Co., Carriageworks.