In May 2023 Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios will present a new solo exhibition by Sam Zengping Lai exploring the Australian landscape through expressive colour and confident brushstrokes. This is Sam Zengping Lai first solo exhibition in Australia.
Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios describe the exhibition as follows:
“From coast to desert, from rainforests to mountains, Australia is rich in diverse natural features. In this land we call home, we are graced with a distinctive vitality and spirit that weaves through the varied elements of the Australian landscape, rendering these disparate parts into a landscape that is paradoxically cohesive and familiar.
Indeed the same could be said of Australia’s proudly multicultural identity. It is this vital energy and spirit of diversity that we see at the forefront of the work of veteran landscape artist, Sam Zengping Lai.
Through his expressive use of oil paint, Sam weaves together moments of colour and structure into living snapshots of Australian life. The vignettes that result seem to hum with vitality.
Sam’s painting practice emphasises the dramatic interplay of bright colour and muted shadows.
In the words of curator, Guan Wei, Sam has transplanted the Daoist concept of “harmony between man and nature” from the Chinese shanshui painting tradition. Indeed, there is a trace of the calligraphic in the free-wheeling contours of Sam’s brushwork, resulting in depictions of the land and our place in it that are at once playful, sublime, and joyous.
In this exhibition, we present a selection of Sam’s plein air oil paintings showcasing the extraordinary topography and natural vitality of the Greater Sydney Area.”
Our cover photo is Golden pasture, oil on canvas
Opening Night
You are invited to the Exhibition opening night on 10 May 2023. To RSVP click here.
Address: 164 Longueville Road NSW (opposite the Library)
Phone: 9428 4898
Website: www.gallerylanecove.com.au
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: @gallerylanecove
Opening Hours: Tues to Friday 10:00 am – 4:30 pm Saturday and 10.00 to 2.30 pm
If you’ve never been to Gallery Lane Cove (located across from the Library), you should pop in and see one of their latest exhibitions. Entry is free.
Art/Craft/Pottery/Ceramics Workshops and More
Gallery Lane Cove provides the whole community with opportunities to attend art workshops and term classes in printmaking (including screen printing), sewing, jewellery making, knitting, life drawing, painting and pottery. There are classes for children and adults.
To look at all the current term classes and workshops, click here.
Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios stages several exhibitions a year. Entry is FREE
Contact Details and Hours
Address: 164 Longueville Road NSW (opposite the Library)
Phone: 9428 4898
Booking Info School Holidays: Gallery Lane Cove
Website: www.gallerylanecove.com.au
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: @gallerylanecove
Opening Hours: Tues to Friday 10:00 am – 4:30 pm Saturday and 10.00 to 2.30 pm
Gallery Lane Cove and In the Cove are community partners – Gallery Lane Cove is a not for profit organisation, and we offer a discounted ITC Business Supporter package to them – this article is part of that arrangement.
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