Georgie Hill, 'Sirens (2)', (detail) 2024, watercolour on incised paper, 590 x 550mm
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Georgie Hill, 'Sirens (2)', 2024, watercolour on incised paper, 590 x 550mm
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Georgie Hill, 'Siren / melter of limbs (2)', 2024, acrylic on canvas, 800 x 750mm
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Georgie Hill, 'Siren / melter of limbs (2)', (detail) 2024, acrylic on canvas, 800 x 750mm
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Superpartner is pleased to present the gallery opening and inaugural exhibition, Sirens, by Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland based artist, Georgie Hill.
Georgie Hill’s paintings embody a dynamic interplay of visual systems, merging gestural and diagrammatic elements where emotion and structure coexist. This energetic exchange radiates an explosive quality, an optical vibration that moves in multiple directions. Characterised by calligraphic brushstrokes and atmospheric veils of vibrant colour, her work engages with concepts of communication, movement, and transition, prompting a reconsideration of boundaries and equilibrium.
The exhibition Sirens draws on literary and artistic portrayals of female figures from Greek and Roman mythology. The works are alert to archetypes that have echoed through time, and reflect on the ways these tropes continue to resonate and shape our contemporary lives. Hill often references literary texts in her titles. In this case she gestures at once to the Archaic Greek poet Sappho, and to the Canadian writer and classicist (and well-known translator of Sappho), Anne Carson. Using Sappho fragment 130 as a jumping-off point, these works contemplate the allure of the Siren, and the loss of control inherent in experiences of desire and Eros.
Georgie Hill has received several awards and residencies including the Olivia Spencer Bower Foundation Art Award, the C Art Trust Award and the Youkobo Art Space residency in Tokyo. Her work is held in private and public collections, including The Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, and The University of Auckland Waipapa Taumata Rau. Significant exhibitions include Feint at City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi, 2014, and the Beijing Contemporary Art Fair, 2019.
Georgie Hill (Born Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland) Lives in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
Superpartner is pleased to present the gallery opening and inaugural exhibition, Sirens, by Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland based artist, Georgie Hill.
Georgie Hill’s paintings embody a dynamic interplay of visual systems, merging gestural and diagrammatic elements where emotion and structure coexist. This energetic exchange radiates an explosive quality, an optical vibration that moves in multiple directions. Characterised by calligraphic brushstrokes and atmospheric veils of vibrant colour, her work engages with concepts of communication, movement, and transition, prompting a reconsideration of boundaries and equilibrium.
The exhibition Sirens draws on literary and artistic portrayals of female figures from Greek and Roman mythology. The works are alert to archetypes that have echoed through time, and reflect on the ways these tropes continue to resonate and shape our contemporary lives. Hill often references literary texts in her titles. In this case she gestures at once to the Archaic Greek poet Sappho, and to the Canadian writer and classicist (and well-known translator of Sappho), Anne Carson. Using Sappho fragment 130 as a jumping-off point, these works contemplate the allure of the Siren, and the loss of control inherent in experiences of desire and Eros.
Georgie Hill has received several awards and residencies including the Olivia Spencer Bower Foundation Art Award, the C Art Trust Award and the Youkobo Art Space residency in Tokyo. Her work is held in private and public collections, including The Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, and The University of Auckland Waipapa Taumata Rau. Significant exhibitions include Feint at City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi, 2014, and the Beijing Contemporary Art Fair, 2019.
Georgie Hill (Born Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland) Lives in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
